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 July,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join in Saying:
Litany of the Most
Precious Blood of Jesus
Palm Sunday (6th Sunday in Lent) — The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Matthew
Where C. =Cronicler J. = Jesus and S. = the Rest
Christ’s Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, Aent de Gelder, ca. 1715
C. Then Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemani; and He said to His disciples:
J. Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray.
C. And […]
Passion Sunday (5th Sunday of Lent) — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle for Passion Sunday
Brethren: When Christ appeared as high priest of the good things to come, He entered once for all through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made by hands – that is, not of this creation, – nor again by virtue of blood of goats and calves, but by virtue of His own blood, into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkled ashes of a heifer sanctify the unclean unto the […]