Padre Pio’s Daily Life as a Capuchin

“I want to be only a poor friar who prays – if God sees blemishes even in the angels, can you imagine what He sees in me!” – Padre Pio

3:00 a.m. His day began. He liked to spend several hours in prayer and meditation before Mass.
He would not celebrate Mass prior to 5:00 a.m.
Celebration of Mass could last up to 2 hours.
Padre Pio would bless, meet, and talk to people in the sacristy while vesting.

After Mass and removing his vestments, Padre Pio would proceed to the choir on the balcony above the small church and make prayers of thanksgiving.
Then he heard confessions all morning (would take a morning break) and several hours in the afternoon.

12:00 Noon He would have lunch in the friary refectory.
After lunch he would go into the garden for 30 minutes of recreation.
Then, he would then take a short siesta.
Pray a rosary.
Early afternoon he joined the community for afternoon office.
He would have private prayer time in the choir, sometimes for 2 hours.
He would then work on correspondence.
Mid afternoon – he resumed hearing confessions.

4:30 p.m. Vespers and Benediction.
He would go into the garden for ten or fifteen minutes.
At supper he would join his community for juice and a cracker (By 1950, he was eating only an ounce of food a day.)

At sundown he would bless the people underneath the window of the choir.
In the evening he would confer with other priests, deliver a lecture in town, or work on more correspondence.
Late in the evening Padre Pio joined the community in Compline, the Night Office.
The rest of the community would go to sleep, Padre Pio would study Scripture and pray.
Nightly he would visit Padre Agostino’s room and get his blessing.
He would go to his room and read the Bible until 12:45 a.m., until it was time for Matins.
Then he would join 20 friars in the choir.
At 1:30 a.m. would lay down.

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