Welcome to Year 6 St. Padre Pio 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Welcome to our class page. 

We hope it enables you to help your child during their time in Year 6.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries or concerns. 

With best wishes, 

Mr. Greener

Our Mission statement is at the core of everything we do.

Love, learn, share and respect in the light of Jesus.

Our Aims:

 We will create a caring Catholic community in which all members can grow in love, trust and respect for one another.

 We will ensure that each member of our Catholic school community feels special as a child of God.

We will celebrate our differences and similarities.

We will help each other to develop our particular talents.

We will communicate clearly and honestly with each other.

 We will create a sense of belonging between our school, our Church and our families.

St. Padre Pio was an Italian priest who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift of the stigmata, which has never been explained.

St. Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione, on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy. His parents were peasant farmers.

Brother Pio became a priest in 1910, but was permitted to remain at home because of his poor health.

In 1915, with World War I afflicting the world, Padre Pio was summoned for military service. He was compelled to leave a tiny community of monks, with whom he was then housed, and drafted into medical service. However, he was so sickly that he was often sent home, only to then be recalled for service. In March 1916, he was finally dismissed because of his poor health.

On September 20, Padre Pio was hearing confessions when he felt pain in his hands and feet. He noticed the stigmata, the wounds of Christ, appearing on his hands and feet. The experience was painful. Bleeding occurred. The wounds smelled of roses, and although they continued to weep, they never became infected. Doctors who later examined the stigmata were amazed at their perfectly round shape.

Padre Pio became internationally famous. He was known for his piety, charity and the quality of his preaching. He famously advised, "Pray, hope and don't worry."

Padre Pio died on September 23, 1968. His funeral was attended by over 100,000 people.