Diary of Lucia Fiorentino - Lucia Fiorentino and Bret Thoman

Lucia Fiorentino (1889-1934) lived a hidden but extraordinary life. She was one of the earliest spiritual daughters of Padre Pio. She was also a mystic, victim soul, and recipient of numerous charisms, such as visions and locutions. In 1906, she had a vision of an immense tree planted near the Capuchin friary in her native village of San Giovanni Rotondo. Then she heard a voice: “This is the symbol of a soul who is now far away but will come here. He will be strong and well-rooted like this tree and will cover the entire world with its umbrage.” When Padre Pio arrived in 1916, she understood the message, and he soon became her spiritual director. Amazingly, at the end of her life, Lucia offered her suffering for Padre Pio’s freedom from contact with the public.Lucia's sufferings began when her younger brother, a seminarian, died in 1902. Her mother died of cancer three years later. Ten years after that, her other brother was killed in World War I. She also suffered physically. In 1905,