Saint Padre Pio on the Holy Trinity

Hi again. I hope your Easter was fabulous. This week I thought I'd share with you Saint Padre Pio's explanation of the Holy Trinity. Of course no one can totally understand the Trinity, but the Saints, such as Padre Pio, try to help us as much as they can by sharing, as best they can, what God has revealed to their hearts and souls during contemplation, which of course cannot be totally explained or expressed using human language. Nevertheless, here is what St. Padre Pio said, and I am using Dorothy Gaudiose's words, since she worked for three years in Italy for him and was my dear friend:

“In 1922,” said Dorothy, “a young girl by the name of Giovannina Rizziani, had her faith tested by her teachers, some of whom did not believe in God. Troubled in mind, the girl went to Confession to Padre Pio and asked him a question about the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

"Using language that was simple enough to be readily understood by a young girl," continued Dorothy, "he proceeded to give the following explanation: 'My daughter, when a housewife makes bread, what does she use? Three different ingredient; flour, yeast, and water. She kneads the dough, which has been mixed and formed into one single substance. She uses this dough to make three loaves of bread. Each loaf is of the same substance, yet separate from the other two. From this example, we can proceed to God, who is one Being, and at the same time, He is Three Persons, each one equal yet distinct from the other two. God the Father is neither the Son nor the Holy Spirit. The Son is neither the Father nor the Holy Spirit. God the Father begets the Son; the Son proceeds from the Father; and the Holy Spirit comes from the Father and the Son. They are three individual beings, equal and at the same time distinct. Nevertheless, they are one God only, because the Divine Nature is unique and identical.'

"Elaborating upon this mystery of faith,” concluded Dorothy, “Padre Pio, who had been inspired by God, was easily able to dissipate the doubts that had troubled the girl."

If you ever have doubts about God, my dear friend, simply ask St. Padre Pio to help you to let go of those doubts and to let God fill you with faith in Himself, since "faith is a gift," according to the New Testament, “lest any should boast.” Simply ask God, through St. Padre Pio’s intercession, to give you that gift. God will do it.

May the Resurrected Christ hold you always in the palm of His loving hand! Amen.

I love you, dear friend, and will talk to you again next week. In the meantime, “Pray, hope, and don’t worry,” as St. Padre Pio always said.