The third millennium needed this great saint, who lived from heart, welcome, gratuity and filial gratitude towards the Lord and the brothers. Faced with the sensitivity of the brothers, Fr. Pius often repeated: “What do you think I have a heart of stone? I love men as I love God! ”. For this reason, John Paul II, in his homily for the beatification of Padre Pio on May 2, 1999, said: "This humble Capuchin friar amazed the world: with his life, dedicated to praying and listening to his brothers".