Date/Time
Date(s) - Jun 16, 2025
9:30 am - 3:15 pm

Commemorate Padre Pio’s canonization with a day focused on his journey as both a prophet of our time and as someone who is both so similar to and yet so different from us. Discover the human side of a truly mystical saint! Father John Aurilia will offer us personal spiritual guidance in his presentations based on Padre Pio’s own words drawn from the hundreds of letters he wrote during his lifetime. Father will also be available for the signing of his new book entitled Dearest Soul: A Spiritual Journey with Padre Pio. Padre Pio faced many challenges in his own spiritual journey, and, in doing so, he taught us how to make the most of our own journey toward hope. There is no cost to attend this retreat; however, it is a ticketed
event. Registration opens on May 9th. Bring your own packed lunch or pre-order and pre-pay $20.00 for a boxed lunch when registering for your ticket on-line. The deadline to order lunch is June 9th.

Monday, June 16, 2025
Welcome, Opening Prayer, and Conference #1 – 9:30 AM
Mass – 10:30 AM
Rosary with Veneration of the Relic Glove of Padre Pio – 11:30 AM
Confessions, Lunch, and Free Time to Visit the Museum, Gift Shop, Our Lady of Grace Chapel, and Book Table – 12:00 PM
Conference #2 – 1:30 PM
Break and Book Signing with the option to view the film,
Padre Pio’s San Giovanni – 2:30 PM
Divine Mercy Chaplet – 3:00 PM

About Our Spiritual Director
Father John Aurilia, OFM Capuchin, was born in Italy and ordained in 1966. For a brief period as a young priest, he served as Padre Pio’s personal secretary. In 1973 Father John was called to minister to Italian immigrants in New Jersey. Since then, he has served as a pastor at various parishes on the east coast and taught at numerous seminaries. Father John now resides at Saint Francis Friary in Wilmington, Delaware.