Reverend Ralph Anthony DiOrio Jr. obituary, Auburn, MA

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Reverend Ralph Anthony DiOrio Jr.

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Peter and Anna Pasquerello

January 6, 2026

Fr. Diorio was a wonderful, gifted and holy man of the cloth. His gifts of healing both physical and spiritual touched so many lives. We were so blessed to have him in our lives. Thank you, Father, for your love, prayers and friendship. It will never be forgotten. Please pray for Steve. May God bless you and keep you.

Liz Phillips

November 19, 2025

My mother invited me to a healing service with Father Di'Orio in Spokane many years ago. She was diagnosed earler with bone spurs on her spine which was inoperable because of her age. She was prescribed pain meds which she never took because they made her sick. The pain made her walk crooked.
When she went up to Father and asked for healing, he said something and touched her forehead. She straighten up and fell backwards. Men standing behind her, who must be with Father, caught her and gently laid her on the ground. She was smiling and said she felt warmth go from where he touched her forehead all the way to her toes. She is not an attention seeker, and would have never done that. I asked her who healed you? She said Jesus. Her crooked limp disappeared. She was healed. Praise God!

J. H.

October 29, 2025

I only recently discovered of Fr. DiOrio's passing earlier this year. He was an amazing instrument of God! I did not know him personally but Fr. Diorio was instrumental in my receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and healing more than 40 years ago. An acquaintance invited me to attend a Fr. DiOrio service "out of the blue" and that night I received revelation of the Holy Spirit. I was also in need of healing. Through a series of events I became filled with the Holy Spirit, received healing, led my family to be filled (through subsequent Fr. DiOrio meeting), and healed as well. He has been a part of my spiritual journey which led me to Jesus and the Holy Spirit for which I am eternally grateful. I have not wavered from the Lord ever since! I attended one of his retreats which remains a very special experience to me even to this day. So grateful for the ministry of Fr. DiOrio and the life he led in service to Jesus.

Craig Walton Davenport

February 28, 2025

I had an intense healing experience with Father Ralph DiOrio here at the Convention Center in Spokane WA in August 1984. The service was on two succeeding afternoons. The second Sunday afternoon I had Fr. Ralph bless and anoint my Father, Harold W. Davenport. He felt a heat and light come over him as I felt the same thing the previous afternoon when Fr. Ralph ministered to me. I will surely miss and he will be sorely be missed by me and my family. In deep bereavement, Craig W. Davenport; Spokane WA.

Patricia Kelly-Banks

February 10, 2025

I'm eternally grateful my Parents took us to see Father DiOrio in Albany. We went for our Dad's cancer, but Father Ralph came up to our area and prayed over me. I'd felt a strong heat and could move my spine since it'd fused, then saw other healings where God had him helping people heal!
The Holy Spirit works through him as an honest instrument providing a conduit of power for those not having any other explanation. I'm certain
this special man was God's Servant on Earth and will always appreciate it!

Esther Fuentes

February 6, 2025

we got to meet and go to your service in Spokane Washington it was so wonderful to be there i am very glad to have gone i very happy to have met you rest in peace in our lords arms father

Joani Olsen Kenney

February 4, 2025

We thank God and Fr Ralph for the opportunity to design and take so many people on the numerous pilgrimages Fr asked us to do! It was a wonderful time in our lives and we know many many of the ministry members and friends of the ministry were greatly impacted and felt a renewal of their spiritual life through his teachings. This picture of Fr Ralph, his mother, Molly DiOrio, and my husband, Bill Kenney and I was taken during the first pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal in 1991.
Joani O Kenney

Ann Lebiedz

January 28, 2025

My family is very grateful to Fr DiOrio for his blessing to our mother after she was diagnosed with a fatal cancer. She ended up not having that and lived a long life after his blessing.

Nancy Frustaci

January 23, 2025

Father DiOrio you were such a wonderful man. I loved our little chats and doing the rosary together at Life Care. You will be sadly missed by many. RIP Father

Patricia

January 23, 2025

May you rest in eternal peace Father. You were so kind to me so many years ago when I had cancer. I became a believer the day I met you and I know your hands and prayers healed me. I´ll never forget you.

Collette Gage

January 23, 2025

Dear Father Ralph,
You will be missed. It was my pleasure and Honor to help you in your last few years with seeing you just 2 weeks ago. You were very special to me and prayed for my husband when he had open heart surgery for a speedy recovery which he did indeed have. I am so thankful for that. We shared some special moments over the last 3-4 years. I am so blessed and honored to have met you and have the time with you. Along with help keeping you safe. The special moments with you, your sister Jude and Mary will always be with me. May you have your Angle Wings now to start your new journey. This will be a new and special one that you can help others again. Maybe come and pass by me again. God Bless you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Your Friend,
Collette

Linda Calvillo

January 23, 2025

I have been very blessed seeing you years ago, thank you for your healing ministry. please pray for me and my family thank you

Joan Cronin

January 23, 2025

I attended Fr.DiOrio´s Healing services(Masses) at Calvary Retreat in Shrewsbury and at St.Anne´sShrine in Sturbridge with my daughters. He was inspiring and did have an healing effect on my chronic back problem. His life was a testament to God and Jesus´s healing powers! May he Rest in Peace in Glory in Heaven.

Francis Plouffe

January 23, 2025

I was addicted to his services, Thursdays, Sunday´s and were ever else Father Ralph would have a service. Many Blessings are attributed in my life to his sacred services dedicated to the Lord Jesus and His Mother Mary. Thank you for your wonderful life, a real Blessing to the world. Praise be to The Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Fatima Lima-Bigda

January 23, 2025

I was blessed to meet Father Ralph at La Salette Shrine Retreat House in Attleboro, MA and asked Father Ralph to give a special blessing to a gold crucifix ring. Father pondered on this ring for quite some time and kept saying beautiful, beautiful, beautiful then blessed the ring and me.
Years later my dear sister Lúcia was in such a sadness and I gave her this ring and told her to consecrate herself to Jesus as her spouse. A year later she was diagnosed stage four cancer and passed in three months. She was buried with this precious ring.
I thank Father Ralph for blessing this beautiful crucifix because it did become priceless to my sister´s soul.

Lúcia passed on 12/15/2011

Thank you, Father Ralph DiOrio for your awesome Priesthood!

Forever grateful and will miss you forever!
You are a Priest forever! We continue united in prayer with deepest condolences to Father DiOrio´s family and all his spiritual children around the world! Rest In Peace!

Fatima Lima-Bigda

Rosecilia Portugal

January 23, 2025

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

A Man of God

January 23, 2025

God Bless Father D' with the strength from Lord he helped and healed many.

Mary McCloskey

January 23, 2025

Gods Peace be with you Fr. Ralph please pray for us and our families. Amen

Britton-Wallace Funeral Home - Auburn

Posted events

January 22, 2025

Jan

28

Visitation

3:00 p.m.

St. Joseph's Church of Charlton

10H Putnam Road Extension, CHARLTON, MA 01507

Jan

29

Service

11:00 a.m.

Saint Joseph's Church in Charlton Bishop Robert J. McManus

10 H. Putnam Road Extension, CHARLTON CITY, MA 01508

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