Padre Pio: Encounters with a
Spiritual Daughter from Pietrelcina by
Graziella DeNunzio Mandato
This charming book is written by
a distant relative of Saint Pio, who, when a
teen, asked him if she might be his spiritual
daughter. He consented to the role, and so
Graziella remained, and still remains, the
spiritual daughter of Padre Pio.
Reading this book is like
sitting down over coffee with Graziella and
having her share her memories of the saint. She
recalls incident after incident, involving
herself or family members and neighbors who had
encounters with Padre Pio. The reader comes away
with an intimate understanding of how closely
Saint Pio was tied to the lives of ordinary men
and women and of how much he loved them and they
him.
Graziella reveals how she and so
many other of his spiritual children consulted
Padre Pio regarding life decisions. She went to
the Padre regarding her suitors and asked who
she might marry. She asked him about her unborn
children, seeking to discover their sex before
they were born. Beautiful in her faith,
Graziella treasures mementos Padre Pio gave her
as well as her memories. She still consults him
in prayer and feels that he guides her even
today.
Padre Pio Encounters with a
Spiritual Daughter From Pietrelcina is easy
to read with many never before published photos
of Padre Pio and Graziella's family. The book is
an intimate portrait of a saint and of a woman
who recognized his sanctity. There exists a
common misconception of saints as remote human
beings who live in mystical realm unpeopled by
us normal folk. Graziella shatters that myth.
Saint Pio was warmly and totally human, jovial,
pointed, firm, down to earth. This book is a
loving, personal testimony to a saint who
profoundly influenced not only Graziella's life
but the lives of many others as well. Anyone who
loves biography, Padre Pio, and the Catholic
faith will treasure this gift which Graziella
has given to us all.
(Note: Graziella DeNunzio
Mandato is the mother of Father Pio Mandato,
FMHSJ, who presented the CFP Retreat talks in
2004 and 2011. Tapes by Father Pio are available
through Holy Angels Gift Shop. The book gives
background on Father Pio as well and how PAdre
Pio touched his life.)
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