Manuela Moreno Shares Story of Padre Pio and a Mysterious Scent
Manuela Moreno is a well-known person in Italy.
She talked about her connection to Padre Pio. Padre Pio was a famous Italian priest. People prayed to him for help.
Manuela said she asked Padre Pio for a favor. She called it a special request.
She said he helped her. She also felt a mysterious perfume near her. This means a smell with no clear reason.
Manuela said a voice changed her life. She did not explain the voice fully.
She spoke about this on a TV show called Ballando con le Stelle. This show is about dancing.
Manuela called her connection to Padre Pio a kind of pact. A pact is a special agreement.
San Giovanni Rotondo is a town in Italy. Padre Pio lived there for many years.
People still visit this town today. They remember Padre Pio and his good deeds.
Manuela's story touched many people who watched the show.
Vocabulary15 words
- priest
- a religious man who helps people pray
- favor
- a special thing you ask someone to do for you
- mysterious
- strange and hard to explain
- pact
- a special agreement between two people
- grace
- a special kind of help, often religious
- legend
- a famous story from the past
- faith
- strong belief, often religious
- television show
- a program people watch on TV
- connection
- a link between two things or people
- request
- asking for something
- famous
- known by many people
- voice
- the sound a person makes when speaking
- perfume
- a nice smell
- dancing show
- a TV program where people dance
- life-changing
- something that makes big changes in your life
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1. A famous Italian priest 2. A favor 3. On a dancing TV show
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Manuela Moreno is a well-known person in _____.
She talked about her connection to _____.
Padre Pio was a famous Italian _____.
Manuela said she asked Padre Pio for a _____.
She also felt a _____ perfume near her.
Manuela said a _____ changed her life.
She spoke about this on a TV show called _____.
Manuela called her connection to Padre Pio a kind of _____.
San Giovanni Rotondo is a town in _____.
Padre Pio lived there for many _____.
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