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Spiritual son of Padre Pio now on path to beatification
Sep 23, 2020
Br. Modestino’s family were neighbors to Padre Pio, and the famous saint even babysat Modestino’s brother.
Growing up in Pietrelcina, Damiano Fucci heard much about Padre Pio. According to an article on the Italian edition of Aleteia by Don Marcello Stanzione, Damiano’s “mother, Anna, was the same age and neighbor of St. Pio. The respective families had a small farm in Piana Romana, where Damiano’s mother and Padre Pio often met as children.”
As Anna grew and started to raise a family, Padre Pio would occasionally lend a helping hand at their farm, babysitting her younger children.
To help Anna, busy with the efforts in the fields, Padre Pio sometimes agreed to look after little Antonio , the first of the three children of the Fucci family.
When Damiano came along, he would hear many stories about Padre Pio, and eventually sought him out as a young adult.
The Catholic News Agency reports that, “In 1940, Damiano went to find the man he had heard so much about at the monastery in San Giovanni Rotondo. After Damiano made a confession, the stigmatic priest encouraged the 23-year-old Damiano to ‘walk straight ‘ and gave him his blessing.”
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Geplaatst door Fr.Modestino da Pietrelcina op Maandag 17 april 2017
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