In summary, we can capture the spirit of Padre Pio in three simple decisions:

Respond faithfully to significant dreams.
If a dream about a deceased person touches your soul, do not ignore it or fill it with fear.

Bring it to prayer, offer Mass, pray for that soul, and act with peace.

Pray frequently for the souls in purgatory.
Don’t wait for someone to appear to you to do so.
Include a short prayer for the deceased each day, especially for the most forgotten.

Be a messenger of hope for others.
Many people dream of their loved ones and don’t know what to do about it.
You can share this balanced perspective with them: neither superstition nor cold disbelief, but faith, prayer, and trust.

Final prayer inspired by Padre Pio

I now propose a prayer that you can say before going to sleep, especially when you are thinking of a loved one who has passed away:

Lord Jesus, God of mercy and consolation,
into your hands I entrust my soul tonight
and the memory of all those I have loved
who have departed this world.

Receive them in your light,
forgive their sins and purify their hearts,
so that they may forever enjoy your presence.

If any of these souls need my prayers,
here I am, Lord:
I want to be an instrument of your peace
through the Mass, the Rosary, and the small sacrifices of each day.

Deliver me from fears and deceptions.

May only your voice resound in my dreams
and may everything I experience, awake or asleep,
draw me closer to your heart.

Virgin Mary, comfort of the afflicted,
cover my rest with your mantle
and accompany the souls for whom I pray,
especially [mention your deceased loved one here].

Guardian Angel, protect me during the night
and always guide me toward God’s will.

Saint Padre Pio, intercede for me

so that I may transform every experience, even my dreams,

into an opportunity to love God and neighbor more.

Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit.

Thy will be done
on earth, in heaven, and also in my dreams.

Amen.

May this teaching of Saint Padre Pio help you to look upon your dreams with faith, to live in communion with your departed loved ones with love, and to rest confidently in the mercy of God, who never abandons the souls who place themselves in his hands.

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