The Lord has made me acquainted with you and entrusted me with your spiritual guidance. Do not worry that something may be lacking after my departure. I promise before heaven and earth that I will care for you even from heaven. Then I will be able to visit you more often. But what am I saying? I will always be with you and I will watch over your efforts for holiness. And when one day the Lord deems it fit to call you to Himself, I will personally introduce you to the heavenly Bridegroom.
(Pater Pio, OFMCap /1887–1968/, letter to Giuseppina Morgero, 1916)
