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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:

Western
Culture

Order with Chaos

Spiritual
Growth

Chaos Seeking Order

Traditional
Liturgy

Divine Order Offered
to Restore Order

Spiritual
Combat

Resisting Absolute Chaos

Throughout the Month of May,

Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:

Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary


Daily Mass: Sermon for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua

Pinned Post

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles, 1886

A Reading from the Holy Gospel Luke

The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; […]

By |June 13th, 2023|Categories: Homilies and Sermons, Novus Ordo|

Sermón del Corpus Christi — Padre Ermatinger

Lectura del Santo Evangelio Según San Juan

Corpus Christi, Tarjeta Santa, Desconocida

En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a los judíos: “Yo soy el pan vivo que ha bajado del cielo; el que coma de este pan vivirá para siempre. Y el pan que yo les voy a dar es mi carne para que el mundo tenga vida”.

Entonces los judíos se pusieron a discutir entre sí: “¿Cómo puede éste darnos a […]

By |June 12th, 2023|Categories: Homilies and Sermons, Novus Ordo, Spanish Language|

External Solemnity of Corpus Christi — A Message From St. Justin Martyr

Institution of the Eucharist (detail), The Saint Augustine Gospels, before 597

Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John

At that time Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: My Flesh is meat indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. He that eateth My Flesh, and drinketh My Blood, abideth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth Me, the same also shall live by Me. This is the bread that came down from Heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead. […]

By |June 11th, 2023|Categories: Spiritual Growth, Traditional Liturgy|

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