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 October,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
The Holy Rosary of Our Lady
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 […]
Easter Sunday — A Message From St. Pope John Paul II
Translation of the Gospel According to Mark
Le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau, William Bouguereau, cir. 1890
At that time, Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought sweet spices, that coming they might anoint Jesus. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulcher, the sun being now risen. And they said one to another: Who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the sepulcher? And looking back, they saw the stone rolled back. For it was very great. And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe, and […]