{"product_id":"st-padre-pio-pray-for-us","title":"St. Padre Pio | Pray for Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. Pio of Pietrelcina (1887 to 1968), the Capuchin friar known as Padre Pio, is honored on September 23 and was canonized by Pope St. John Paul II in 2002.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; color:#F5F5F5; background:transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eFeast Day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eSeptember 23, Memorial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eLife \u0026amp; Canonization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eBorn May 25, 1887 in Pietrelcina, Italy; received the stigmata in 1918; died September 23, 1968; canonized June 16, 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003ePatronage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eCivil defense volunteers, adolescents, and the people of Pietrelcina\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSymbols\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eCapuchin habit, gloved or bandaged hands bearing the stigmata, a rosary\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Life of St. Padre Pio\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancesco Forgione grew up in the farming village of Pietrelcina in southern Italy and became a Capuchin friar known as Padre Pio. For fifty years he bore the wounds of Christ in his hands, and people came from all over the world to his little friary at San Giovanni Rotondo to go to confession and attend his Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was famously warm and funny, with a quick joke and a big heart. His best-known advice fits on a sticky note: \"Pray, hope, and don't worry.\" He told friends to send their guardian angels to him with their requests, founded prayer groups that now span the globe, and built a large hospital, the Home for the Relief of Suffering, to care for the sick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5; border-left:3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-style:italic;\"\u003e“Pray, hope, and don't worry.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:normal; font-size:0.9rem; opacity:0.8;\"\u003eSaying widely attributed to Padre Pio (Italian: \"Prega, spera e non preoccuparti\")\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShirt Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavyweight 100% cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Relaxed drop-shoulder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machine wash cold, tumble dry low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGet to Know St. Padre Pio\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003e\"Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless.\" His most famous saying is the perfect reminder for anxious days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe Had a Famous Sense of Humor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHe loved jokes and teasing his brother friars, and visitors remembered his humor as much as his holiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe Heard Confessions Ten Hours a Day\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHe often heard confessions ten hours or more a day. People waited days for a chance to speak with him, and many left with their lives changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis Guardian Angel Was a Close Friend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHe spoke of his guardian angel as a close friend and encouraged people to send their angels to him with requests when they could not visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe Founded Prayer Groups Worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003ePadre Pio Prayer Groups meet to pray for the Church and the world. Today they gather on every continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrated Every September 23\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eSt. John Paul II, who visited him as a young priest in 1947, canonized him in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Reminder to Pray, Hope and Not Worry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHis name is a daily reminder to pray, hope and not worry, loved by everyone who treasures going to confession.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SIGNUMX","offers":[{"title":"Coffee \/ S","offer_id":67981755875564,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#006","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coffee \/ M","offer_id":67981755908332,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#007","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coffee \/ L","offer_id":67981755941100,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#008","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coffee \/ XL","offer_id":67981755973868,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#009","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coffee \/ 2XL","offer_id":67981756006636,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#010","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":67981755711724,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#001","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":67981755744492,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#002","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":67981755777260,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#003","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":67981755810028,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#004","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":67981755842796,"sku":"261028PODPQ10655#005","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1349\/6300\/files\/st-padre-pio-pray-for-us-coffee-front-transparent_169695c5-f96a-4d5c-9d18-903440ddd422.png?v=1793597911","url":"https:\/\/www.signumx.store\/products\/st-padre-pio-pray-for-us","provider":"SIGNUMX Catholic Apparel Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}