Padre Pio: Episode Two
The Saints
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4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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🗺️ Padre Pio - Episode Two: A Worthwhile Suffering
Italy. 1903. Brother Pio returns to Pietrelcina facing physical affliction and spiritual trials. His ill health is an obstacle to his vocation. With challenges at every turn, will his faith endure the trials that lie ahead?
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Padre Pio's life is a profound testament to the virtues of faith, humility, and perseverance in the face of suffering. Through his unwavering trust in God, even amidst the trials of physical pain and spiritual persecution, he taught the world the transformative power of steadfast faith. His tireless life of prayer and service is an example to all of humility, charity, and perseverance.
This series contains moments of intensity and frightening sequences. Padre Pio’s spiritual and physical battles with the Evil One are portrayed. The emotional and physical suffering caused by war is described. Padre Pio’s ongoing physical sufferings are discussed, and his stigmata are described in detail.
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| 0:00.0 | Italy, 1903, Brother Pio returns to Pietrell Chena facing physical affliction and spiritual trials. |
| 0:11.4 | His ill health is an obstacle to his vocation. |
| 0:15.3 | With challenges at every turn, will his faith endure the trials that lie ahead? |
| 0:29.9 | The Saints. Adventures of Faith and Courage. Padre Pio. Episode 2. A Worthwhile Suffering. Listen to all the episodes |
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| 1:04.8 | Brother Pio, how have you been? |
| 1:07.4 | Much better, Padre Agostino. |
| 1:09.6 | The moment I arrived back in Pietrangina, I started to mend. |
| 1:13.9 | Interesting. Thanks for visiting so often. Sorry, my health has been such a bother. |
| 1:19.9 | You are my spiritual son, brother Pio. It is my duty to the Capuchin order and to God. |
| 1:25.5 | Thank you, Padre. You've been in my prayers. Dr. Romanolli said that you were on the verge of death. If the Lord wants to call me home, I'll be ready. I'll offer the mass for you today, Pio. I just hope he'll wait until I turn 24, so I can be ordained a priest before I go. I have news about that. |
| 1:44.6 | How so? |
| 1:45.8 | I wrote the Bishop of Benevento about your situation. |
| 1:48.9 | Padre, the bishop must have better things to worry about on a poor monk. |
| 1:53.1 | He issued a dispensation from the age requirement for ordination. |
| 1:57.8 | He will ordain you as soon as your health allows. |
| 2:00.3 | Padre, that's wonderful. |
| 2:02.8 | I thought you'd be happy. |
| 2:09.0 | Take this all of you and eat of it, for this is my body. |
| 2:15.8 | Which will be giving up for you. |
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