Heroic Qualities

- Padre Pio was blessed in many ways such as, healing, reading hearts, visible stigmata, etc.

- When he was 31 when he received the stigmata while praying and it remained for 50 years.

- The stigmata is the visible wounds of Christ on hands, feet, and side.

- Padre Pio felt the pain and blood, but the blood smelt of flowers.