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 August,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join in Saying:
Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Wounds of Christ – A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
The Wounds of Christ
A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
Sacred Heart and 5 Wounds of Christ, cir. 1495
Outline of Talk
- Introduction and Prayers: 00:00-0:53
- The Wounds of Christ in Light of Scripture, Pope Benedict XVI, and Mystics: 0:53-41:00
- Not Exhaustive
- St. Peter: “…By Whose Wounds We Are Healed” (ref. Isaiah 53): 2:27-3:30
- Devotion to the Wounds of Christ Has a Long Tradition: 3:21-3:30
- Common Denominator Amongst the Mystics: 3:30-4:07
- St. Veronica Giuliani: 4:07-5:05
Easter Sunday – Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle for the Feast of Easter
Brethren, purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new paste, as you are unleavened: for Christ our Pasch is sacrificed. Therefore let us feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew
Resurrection of Christ, Zirl Parish Church, Austria, F. Plattner, 1862
And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel […]
