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:
Throughout the Month of May,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sermón Para La Ascensión — Padre Ermatinger
Sermón Para La Ascensión
Icono de Ascensión
Sin Transcripción
— Padre Ermatinger
Sunday After the Ascension — A Message From St. John Chrysostom
Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John
The Stoning of Saint Stephen, Rembrandt, 1625
At that time Jesus said to His disciples: When the Paraclete cometh, Whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, Who proceedeth from the Father, He shall give testimony of Me: and you shall give testimony, because you are with Me from the beginning. These things have I spoken to you, that you may not be scandalized. They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a service to God. And these things will they do to you, because they have not known the […]
Sermón Para Primera Comunión — Padre Ermatinger
Sermón Para Primera Comunión
La víspera de la Primera Comunión, Henri Alphonse Louis Laurent-Desrousseaux, Antes del año 1890
Sin Transcripción
— Padre Ermatinger
Sermón Para Viernes de la Sexta Semana Después de Pascua — Padre Ermatinger
Sermón Para Viernes
de la Sexta Semana Después de Pascua
Christ Taking Leave of His Mother, Lorenzo Lotto, 1521
Sin Transcripción
— Padre Ermatinger
Daily Mass – Sermon for Friday of the 6th Week of Easter — Fr. Ermatinger
Christ Taking Leave from His Mother, Albrecht Dürer, c. 1504-1505
A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to John.
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take […]