Blogcast: A Cross to Bear

Catholic Apostolate Center Resources · Jul 11, 2023 · 5m

This blogcast explores “A Cross to Bear," written and read by Sarah Harrigan.

“A Cross to Bear,” by Sarah Harrigan. In this blogcast, Sarah Harrigan describes her devotion to St. Padre Pio, born Francesco Forgione and also known as Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest and stigmatist who endured immense pain from his stigmata, the wounds crucifixion of Christ, and how that was followed by humiliation from peers and investigation from doctors while he lived at San Giovanni Rotondo. He died on September 23rd, 1968 at the age of 81 and he was canonized by Pope…