St. Pio's Counsels and Exhortations

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The Lord, in His loving kindness , adds to trials a trembling of the spirit and fear, with some taste of desolation and spiritual darkness. But the darkness which surrounds the soul is light. You say well that you see nothing and find yourself in a burning thorn bush. The thorn bush burns, the entire air is filled with smoke and the spirit sees nothing. But God nevertheless speaks and is present to the soul that listens, understands, loves, trembles.

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Do not cease in seeking the truth or in acquiring the greatest good. Be docile to the impulse of grace, following its inspirations. Do not be ashamed of Christ or His doctrine.

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The mercy of God, my son, is infinitely greater than your malice.

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On this earth, everyone has his cross. But we must act in such a way that we be not the bad, but the good thief.

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Some persons, when they are with the good, are good. When they are with the bad, they follow evil. This is to have half a conscience; it is to act like children who, in the presence of strangers, abuse the occasion to eat things that please their taste, certain that their parents will not reprove them.

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The time best spent is that which is spent for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.

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Have courage! Do not wait for Tabor to see the Lord. You see Him already on Sinai.

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If we wish to reap it is necessary not so much to sow abundantly as to spread the seed in fertile soil, and when this seed becomes a plant, our chief anxiety should be to watch that the weeds do not suffocate the tender plants.

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At times the Lord makes you feel the burden of the Cross. This burden seems intolerable to you. But as for you, carry it because the Lord extends His hands and gives you strength.

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Aridity is the fruit of our defects.

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Do not let your heart become troubled by the sad spectacle of human injustice. Even this has its value in the face of all else. And it is from this that one day you will see the justice of God rising with unfailing triumph.

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It is necessary to guard all your senses, particularly your eyes. They are the means by which all the fascination and charm of beauty and voluptuousness enter the heart. When fashion, as in out time, is towards provocation and exposes what formerly was even wrong to think about, caution and self restraint must be exercised. Whenever necessary, you must look without seeing and see without thinking about it.

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Vanity makes the heart lighter and thus more easily led into temptation.

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Glorification of the heart is in contact with that of the senses and one regulates the other.