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headache, there a sore leg, a sacrifice for another, and we will offer it all up to the Lord for
your wife’s recovery.”
The woman was cured by the time her husband got home.262

To Danilo Gorin: “Have faith, Jesus is doctor and medicine.”

Danilo Gorin testified in 1996 that he had returned to Italy from Canada because he had a
terminal throat cancer. The doctors had told him: “Go to your homeland to die.”
With his wife he went to see Padre Pio for the first time. As soon as Padre Pio saw him he
said: “Eh, Canadian.” The poor man was so surprised that he started crying.
After the confession, Padre Pio asked: “So what do the doctors say about your illness?” After
Danilo’s explanation that he had three months to live, Padre Pio touched his throat and said:
“Have faith, Jesus is doctor and medicine.”
On his way to his hometown of Vicenza he realized that he felt normal. A doctor’s
examination found him completely healthy.263

TO Umberto Di Girolamo: “My son what have you had?”
Umberto Di Girolamo, a young fellow from Palermo testified in1996 that he had been
suffering of an intestinal infection with poly sierosytis, exudative peritonitis and pleurisy. He
went to see Padre Pio in 1955. Padre Pio said: “Have you got any faith?” Umberto couldn’t
utter a word. Padre Pio: ‘Well, if it’s like that, away with you.”
Later he went to confession. Padre Pio: “How long is it since last confession?” No words.
Padre Pio: “Away with you”.
After several tormented days he went to confession again. Padre Pio gave him the
absolution, and then asked: “What have you had?” Umberto did not understand the subtlety
of the question and said: “Do I must offer my sufferings to our Lady?” And Padre Pio: “But my
son what have you had?” And then added: “Well, we all have the duty to take care of
ourselves.”
Back to the guesthouse he felt normal and stopped taking the medicines. In Palermo the
doctors found him healed. He started to practice sports again.264

Angelo Salvitti from forest Park, Ill., has bleeding colitis
Angelo Salvitti from forest Park, Ill., had been suffering since 1945 of bleeding colitis. He has
been hospitalized at the Hines Veteran’s Hospital many times, and the hemorrhages varied
from seven to thirty five daily. He heard about Padre Pio and decided to see him.
In 1967, with his wife and sister, and a recommendation for Nicolino Cocomozzi, they went to
San Giovanni Rotondo. Nicolino was a longtime resident, employed at the post office. Most
every day he went to the convent to get Padre Pio’s signature on certified mail addressed to
him. Nicolino took Angelo to Padre Pio’s room: “Padre, this man has come from America to
see you”.

262 Duc83, 125
263 Ias06, 62
264 Ias06, 62-5

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