From Aleteia:
The holy Italian friar and mystic had a deep relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary and would often see her throughout the day.
Padre Pio was deeply devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and so an obvious question would be, “Did he ever see her during his life on earth?” Padre Pio’s experience was much different from that of some visionaries, who would be granted a single vision, or maybe a few visions that ended on a particular day. According to those who knew him, Padre Pio would see the Virgin Mary on a daily basis: Asked if he actually saw Our Lady, Padre Pio told a man named Enzo Bertani, “Yes, during Holy Mass. Every morning she is at the altar with Jesus.”