Padre Pio
Lenten Concert – “Trust in Providence”
All are invited to attend an upcoming Lenten concert with internationally known harpist Anna Maria Mendieta & Argentine recording artist, Tiano Vas. They will blend the best of their gifts to honor St. Padre Pio and the Blessed Virgin Mary by offering a variety of music, ranging from sacred music to faith-filled pop rock, with a sprinkle of what the duo does best–fiery Spanish/Latin music.
“I am a Catholic artist using the medium of songs, lectures, writings, and videos to show how God works in my life. I yearn for others to also encourage the love of God. . ..” said Tiano Vas, “The lack of faith grows in the world and therefore my latest work is, in large part, a prayer to God—that we are not tempted to discouragement and mainly that we increase our faith.”
The concert will be held on Friday, March 8, 2019, at 6:15pm at Our Lady of Peace Church & Shrine in Santa Clara, in the Family Learning Center. A suggested donation of $10+ per person will be accepted at the door. Seating is first come, first served. The concert is followed by a ‘meet and greet’ reception with the performers.
The Gift of Music to Our Faith
Tiano Vas’ latest album, “Aumentame La Fe,” covers almost a decade of experiences and challenges in his life. He believes his faith has helped him overcome those challenges. ”Without God,” says Tiano, “I would not have gone forward. Jesus Christ is the one who wins. . .”
Anna Maria has touched the hearts of many Catholic and non-Catholic listeners around the world with her music, including celebrities, dignitaries, and Pope Benedict XVI himself. She has received many awards for her innovative arrangements but, because of her deep-seated faith in God and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, she remains humble and shows her appreciation to God by offering her talent to churches and non-profits to help spread faith and devotion.
“. . .a charismatic player, she ranged through her instrument: exquisite, finger flicked dustings up and across the strings; or guitar-like strums, crisp and percussive; or rich-blooded low notes or brilliant high ones.,” said Richard Scheinink, San Jose Mercury News. “. . .luminous. . .”
As a result of Anna Maria’s desire to partner with other like-minded performers like Tiano Vas for the Glory of God. This Lenten concert, “Trust in Providence,” is provided by Our Lady of Peace Church on Friday, March 8, 2019, for the community at large for a suggested donation of $10 per person. Seating is limited and available first come, first served.
Relics of St. Pio Visit Our Lady of Peace Church
SCHEDULE
8am Mass
9am Veneration Opens in Family Learning Center
12pm Mass in the church
5:15pm Mass in the church
6pm 15 Decade Rosary in the church
7pm Veneration Concludes
7:30pm Closing Mass
Confession available throughout the day
On the occasion of the 50th commemoration anniversary of Saint Pio’s passing, the relics of St. Pio will be touring around the United States, with a stop at Our Lady of Peace Church for public veneration. The 2018 tour follows last year’s sensational and headline-making tour that attracted an estimated 250,000 faithful. In addition, some of the most important secular media covered this event, including FOX NEWS, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, to mention just a few.
Veneration officially opens in the Family Learning Center at 9am and will continue throughout the day until 7pm. The day will conclude in the church with a Mass in honor of Saint Pio at 7:30pm, which will be celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Brian Dinkel, IVE. The Saint Pio Foundation will sell books and items related to Padre Pio at the event.
The relics on tour include: Saint Pio’s glove, crusts from the wounds, cotton-gauze with Saint Pio’s blood stains, a lock of his hair, his mantle, and his handkerchief soaked with his sweat hours before he died.
All are invited to come venerate the relics and attend Holy Mass.
ABOUT ST. PIO OF PIETRELCINA
St. Pio was born on May 25, 1887 in Pietrelcina, Italy, and baptized Francesco Forgione. He first expressed his desire for priesthood at age 10. In order to pay for the preparatory education, his father, Grazio Forgione, emigrated in the United States on 1899, where he worked for several years.
The future saint entered the Capuchin order at age 15, taking the name Pio. He was ordained a priest in 1910 at the age of 23. During his lifetime, Padre Pio was known as a mystic with miraculous powers of healing and knowledge, who bore the stigmata. Stigmata is the term the Catholic Church uses to speak about the wounds an individual receives that correspond to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ. They can appear on the forehead, hands, wrists, and feet.
His stigmata emerged during World War I, after Pope Benedict XV asked Christians to pray for an end to the conflict. Padre Pio had a vision in which Christ pierced his side. A few weeks later, on September 20, 1918, Jesus again appeared to him, and he received the full stigmata. It remained with him until his death on September 23, 1968.
Pope John Paul II canonized him in 2002.
ABOUT THE RELICS
In the Catholic Church, relics are physical objects associated with a saint or candidate for sainthood – part of the person’s body or something with which he or she was in contact. Relics are not worshiped, but treated with religious respect. Touching or praying in the presence of such an object helps a faithful individual focus on the saint’s life and virtues, so that through the saint’s prayer or intercession before God, the individual will be drawn closer to God.
ABOUT THE SAINT PIO FOUNDATION
The Saint Pio Foundation is a premier national charitable organization that promotes awareness of Saint Pio and his mission by working with institutions and individuals who share the same vision to serve “those in need of relief of suffering.” Funds raised by the Saint Pio Foundation are used to provide grants to American Catholic healthcare, educational, social, religious, and cultural partner organizations. More information about Saint Pio Foundation can be found at http://www.saintpiofoundation.org.