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 April,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Daily Mass: Sermon for Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter – Fr. Ermatinger
Tapestry of Christ the King, Saint James the Greater Catholic Church, USA
A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to John:
Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him. Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ. I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do. Now glorify me, Father, with you, with […]
Venerable Louis of Granada On Overcoming Sin
Note: It seems that this saying is a commonplace that dates back to antiquity. A close variant can be found in Cicero’s De Or. 2.52.209 “Men envy chiefly their equals or inferiors when they perceive themselves left behind, and are mortified that the others have outstripped them; but there is often a strong unfavourable feeling towards superiors, which is the stronger if they are intolerably arrogant, and transgress the fair bounds of common justice through outstanding dignity or fortune.” — PPP
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