The movement of the human soul, and human society in general, from its fallen chaotic state towards divine order is at the heart of the Blog of Padre Pio Press. Writings, ponderings, and reflections on this movement of the soul are authored by Fr. Cliff Ermatinger and by the occasional Guest Contributor. The articles and recordings are relegated to the following areas:
During the Month of June, Which is Devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Padre Pio Press Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
in the morning The Litany of Humility
The Litany of the Sacred Heart at night 
In Reparation for All the Ways He is Blasphemined,
Consolation for All The Times He is Ignored,
and Veneration for All that He Continues to Give to Us.
During the Month of June, Which is Devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Padre Pio Press Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
in the morning The Litany of Humility
The Litany of the Sacred Heart at night
In Reparation for
All the Ways He is Blasphemed,
Consolation for All The Times He is Ignored,
and Veneration for All that He Continues to Give to Us.
Daily Mass: Sermon for the Feast of St. Ephrem

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A Reading From the Holy Gospel According to Luke
Jesus said to his disciples: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles. A good person out of the store of goodness […]
Feast of Corpus Christi — Fr. Ermatinger

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Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to John
At that time Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My Flesh, and drinketh My Blood, abideth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth […]
Daily Mass: Sermon For An 8th Grade Graduation — Fr. Ermatinger

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A Reading From the Holy Gospel According to Matthew
At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows […]
Cómo Hacer la Lectio Divina — Padre Ermatinger
Cómo Hacer la Lectio Divina
Una Conferencia Del P. Ermatinger
Sin Esquema
Pasos para hacer Lectio Divina
- Prepararnos a la Palabra (Statio) Hacer silencio exterior e interior. Estar en la presencia del Señor, contemplando. Hacer una oración de petición: Humildemente te pedimos a ti, Señor, que eres la luz verdadera y la fuente misma de toda luz, que, meditando fielmente tu palabra, vivamos siempre en tu claridad. Te lo pedimos a ti, que vives […]
- Prepararnos a la Palabra (Statio) Hacer silencio exterior e interior. Estar en la presencia del Señor, contemplando. Hacer una oración de petición: Humildemente te pedimos a ti, Señor, que eres la luz verdadera y la fuente misma de toda luz, que, meditando fielmente tu palabra, vivamos siempre en tu claridad. Te lo pedimos a ti, que vives […]
Daily Mass: Votive Mass of the Holy Eucharist: Sermon for Feast of St. Jacques Berthieu, SJ
A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to John
Since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and […]
Daily Mass: Grammar School End-of-Year Homily

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A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Mark
One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with […]