O Blessed Padre Pio, holy bearer of the Wounds of Christ, accept us this day as your spiritual sons and daughters and keep us always on the narrow path by your intercession. And do thou, O our Spiritual Father, stay there at the Gates of Heaven until all of your spiritual children have entered through, even and including us. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Submitted to Catholic Prayers on Monday, July 12, 1999
Further reading
The prayer turns to Padre Pio as a spiritual father who accompanies his children in faith. In Padre Pio: Stories and Memories of My Mentor and Friend, Gabriele Amorth recalls that relationship from his own years of friendship with the saint.
Padre Pio: Stories and Memories of My Mentor and Friend by Gabriele Amorth (paperback) on Amazon (paid link)