Liturgical artist Ed Rogowski stands with a statue of St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) he modified and painted for St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland. As part of the parish’s annual Padre Pio Festival, faithful attached offerings to the statue prior to the start of a Sept. 19 Mass.

Father Pio Mandato and Msgr. John Marine concelebrated a Sept. 19 Mass as part of the annual Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish.

A number of parish youth assisted throughout the annual Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland.

Members of the Knights of Columbus Council 15478 processed at a Sept. 19 Mass that was the highlight of the annual Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland. The council co-sponsors the two-day event, now in its sixth year.

A Knight of Columbus places his hand on his heart during a performance of the national anthem that preceded a street procession with a statue of St. Pio of Pietrelcina during the 2021 Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland.

Dozens of faithful walked in procession alongside a statue of St. Pio of Pietrelcina during the 2021 Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland.

Father Pio Mandato reviews notes for his address at a Sept. 19 healing service that was part of the 2021 Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland.

Transitional Deacon Ryan Nguyen greeted passersby during a street procession that was part of the 2021 Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland.

Father Pio Mandato blessed spectators during a street procession that was part of the 2021 Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland.

The street procession of St. Bede the Venerable Parish’s 2021 Padre Pio Festival wound through a local residential area, with dozens of participants and spectators.

Children enjoying games at the 2021 Padre Pio Festival watch as a statue of St. Pio of Pietrelcina is carried in a street procession

During a Sept. 19 healing service at St. Bede the Venerable Parish’s 2021 Padre Pio Festival, young faithful venerate a pair of gloves worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina, the first priest to receive the stigmata, the wounds of Christ.

A man prays during a Sept. 19 Mass at St. Bede the Venerable Parish, part of the 2021 Padre Pio Festival.

Father Pio Mandato, who received his first holy Communion from St. Pio of Pietrelcina, preaches a homily during a Sept. 19 Mass he celebrated as part of St. Bede the Venerable Parish’s 2021 Padre Pio Festival.

An array of Italian desserts was on display in the Padre Pio Cafe during the 2021 Padre Pio Festival at St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland.