confession was Padre pio's main daily activity he possessed the ability to see into the souls of his penitence it was not possible to lie to him during a confession Padre Pio searched the hearts of people often when Sinners were hesitant he himself would list their sins he urged all believers to confess at least once a week he said even if a room is closed it is necessary to dust it after a week in the sacrament of confession Padre Pio was very demanding and did not tolerate those who came to him only out of curiosity Satan
surpassed all limits of deception when he presented himself to Padre Pio pretending to be a penitent Padre Pio himself told this story one day while the frier was performing the sacrament of confession a man approached the confessional he was tall good-looking dressed with a certain elegance and behaved in a kind and polite manner he began to confess his sins which were of every kind against God against man and against morality all sins were repugnant Padre peio was shocked by what he was hearing but he responded with the word of God the example of the church
and the morals of the Saints however the enigmatic penitent answered word for word justifying his sins with extreme skill and courtesy making them seem normal natural and even understandable on a human level he continued in this way even with the most horrible sins against God against the Virgin Mary or against the Saints always using disrespectful and evasive arguments he went on to justify the most hideous sins that the mind of a sinful man could imagine his answers were full of subtlety and Malice suddenly padrepio asked himself but who is this man what world does he
come from he tried to observe him better to grasp something more at that point Padre Pio concentrated on every word that man was saying trying to discover some clue about his identity suddenly through a bright and radiant internal light he clearly recognized who it was a Divine Force pushed him to look up and look directly into the Man's eyes it was then that he recognized Satan himself his eyes were filled with hatred and Malice but also with deep despair at that moment Padre Pio said he felt his Spirit fill with an immense peace and a
profound trust in God without fear he uttered the words that the devil most fears to hear be gone Satan be gone from here in the name of Jesus the devil hearing Padre pio's words wried in pain and disappeared Padre Pio continued his story saying from that day on he never approached me again in the GU of a penitent but I must admit that I felt his presence and his spiritual attacks on many occasions throughout my life father Petrino a priest and one of P Padre pio's spiritual Sons tells this story one day Padre Pio was
in the confessional hidden behind two curtains the curtains were not completely closed and one could Glimpse Padre Pio the men waiting for their turn were lined up from where father Petrino stood he read the Bible and from time to time raised his gaze to observe the father in The confessional at one point a man came out of the door he was attractive with beautiful eyes graying hair and was wearing a dark dark jacket and light pants father Petrino he did not want to be distracted so he continued to recite the Breviary however a voice inside
him said stop and look he stopped and looked at Padre Pio that man instead of lining up like the others stopped directly in front of the Confessional As soon as the previous penitent came out he immediately entered behind the curtains and found himself face to face with Padre Pio a few minutes later the man collapsed on the ground with his legs stretched out and his arms resting on the confessional instead of Padre Pio however for a few seconds the parish priest saw Jesus he was young tall and extraordinarily handsome as he looked down at the
man on the ground then suddenly he saw Padre Pio reemerge from that point he sat down again and his figure merged with that of Jesus until only Padre Pio remained shortly afterward St Pio Was Heard saying hurry up everyone no one seemed to have noticed what had just happened and everyone went back to their shifts this extraordinary encounter between Padre Pio and the devil demonstrates the importance and power of the sacrament of confession the devil tried in vain to deceive and justify his sins before the holy frier but he filled with the grace of God
recognized him and repelled him with authority a monk once told the following Story one day Padre Pio did not Grant abs AB solution to a penitent and told him if you go to confession to another priest to obtain Absolution you will go to hell with him he meant that the sacrament of confession is desecrated by those who have no intention of changing their lives and are guilty before God on another occasion a man went to confess to Padre Pio in San Giovani Rotondo after confessing his sins padrio asked him do you have anything else to
confess the man replied no father Padre Pio repeated are you sure you have nothing else to say again the man replied no father the third time Padre Pio asked the same question and received the same answer he said to him in a loud voice shut up be silent why don't you repent of your sins the man embarrassed in front of everyone was speechless he tried to say something but Padre Pio interrupted him you've talked enough now I'll talk why don't you tell me everything everything is it true that you go to nightclubs do you know
that these things can lead you to sin the man surprised could not answer knowing that he had a dance club card in his pocket he promised to change and after some time received Absolution on another occasion in a hotel in the town of San gavani it was not possible to rest either day or night because of a possessed little girl who screamed in a frightening way the little girl mother took her to church every day waiting for Padre Pio to free her from the evil spirit even in church the little girl screamed a lot one
morning after hearing the confessions of some women Padre Pio found himself in front of the little girl who screamed in a terrifying way the little girl was barely held back by two men padrepio tired of all the commotion hit the little girl on the head and said enough the little girl fell to the ground Padre Pio asked doctor present to take the little girl to the sanctuary of San Michelle on Mount Gargano when the group arrived at their destination they entered the cave where St Michael had appeared the little girl recovered but no one could
get her near the altar dedicated to the angel in the midst of the confusion a frier took the little girl's hand and made her touch the altar the little girl fell to the ground as if struck by lightning she got up later and as if nothing had happened asked her mother can you buy me an ice cream at that point the group returned to San Giovani to inform and thank Padre Pio but he said to the mother tell your husband not to blaspheme anymore otherwise the devil will return let us remember that the catechism of
the Catholic Church States those who approach the sacrament of penance obtain the Forgiveness of God's mercy for the offense committed against him and at the same time are reconciled with the church which they have wounded with their sins and which with Charity example and prayer works for their conversion confession of sins is a Sacrament that involves the Revelation and confession of sins to a priest it is called the sacrament of forgiveness because through the priest's sacramental Absolution God grants the penitent forgiveness and peace it is an essential element of the Sacrament in a profound sense
it is also a recognition and an Ode to the Holiness of God and his Mercy toward sinful man if this story touched you or made you think let us know in the comments even just write a simple thank you Padre Pio don't forget to like this video and if you haven't already subscribe to the channel to continue following our content thank you for your support God bless you [Music]
