I REMEMBER MEETING ONE OF THE WARM COMPASSIONATE AND HUMBLE AND FULL OF LOVE,SWEET, CARING, GRACIOUS AND PRECIOUS MAN, PADRE PIO.
HE WAS A VERY SPECIAL MAN WHO'S HEART AND BODY& SOUL AND SPIRIT OF DEUS.
I JUST RETURNED FROM AFRICA.
WE WALKED AND TALKED HE LISTEN AS HE STROKE HIS WHITE BEARD.
WE WERE AS ONE IN OUR THOUGHTS FOR THE SALVATION OF THE PEOPLE OF CABO VERDE. HIS SPIRIT IN CHRIST JESUS WAS LIKE THE SHEPHERD OVER THE FLOCK AS JESUS WAS, HIS ALMA IN CHRIST, DEUS.
WE FOUND IN COMMON THE ONENESS OF JESUS FOR THE JUSTICE OF FOR HUMANITY.
HE SAID THAT DEUS HAD A SPECIAL WORK FOR CABOVERDIANOS;
AND HE IS DOING THAT AND HE KNEW THAT I WAS ALSO IN THAT SAME SPIRIT FOR SALVATION.
ONE DOES NOT LOOSE SIGHT OF A MAN WHO HAD DEEP LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF CABOVERDE. HE WAS ITALIAN FROM ITALY BUT HE WAS A CABOVERDIANO IN HIS HEART & LOVE FOR OUR PEOPLE WHICH IS FROM MY POINT A MORABEZA.
WE WERE BOTH CATHOLIC'S IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD,WHO GAVE HIS LIFE; SO THAT WE MIGHT HAVE ONE. TODAY MANY CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE STORIES HE WOULD TELL ABOUT THE LIBERTY AND FREEDOM AND THE FUTURE OF CABO VERDE.
OUR COVERSATION WAS NOT LONG BUT WE DID CONVERSE ON THREE(3) OCCASION. WE BLESSED EACH OTHER WITH EVERY STEP AND WITH EVERY BREATH FOR PEACE.
THOSE OF YOU WHO KNEW HIM BETTER THEN I. FROM DJA-BRAVA WE THINK OF HIM FROM SUN RISE TO SUN SET UNIDUDE NAH SPIRITO DE DEUS.
Padre Pio was a friend; and a father to many; his children love him and remember him dearly. His profound influence is felt on the Islands of
Djah-Brava & Djah-Fogo. An emanation of spiritual and moral force and devotion and allegiance to the people of Cabo Verde. He is remembered for his love & kindness.
Manu Salah