Tag Archives: Stigmata

Padre Pio, the Living Portrait of Christ Crucified 

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

by Fr. François-Marie Chautard on St. Padre Pio, the only stigmatized priest One of Padre Pio’s missions was to “make the cross of Jesus Christ visible”. Christ took on the human form in order to make the invisible visible. This … Continue reading →

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Priests and the Stigmata

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Times are hard for faithful priests, those who refuse to be led by the world, the flesh and the devil along the broad easy road that will finally lead to destruction. ”Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the … Continue reading →

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17th September, The Imprinting of the Holy Stigmata on St Francis, Confessor

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Two years before his death, St. Francis retired to mount Alverno where he began a fast of 40 days in honour of St. Michael the archangel. And lo! in the midst of his meditation he saw a figure like a … Continue reading →

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