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 May,
Padre Pio Press Cordially Invites Its Readership to Join In Saying:
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sermón Miércoles de la IXa Semana de Tiempo Ordinario — Padre Ermatinger
Lectura del Santo Evangelio Según San Marcos
En aquel tiempo, fueron a ver a Jesús algunos de los saduceos, los cuales afirman que los muertos no resucitan, y le dijeron: “Maestro, Moisés nos dejó escrito que si un hombre muere dejando a su viuda sin hijos, que la tome por mujer el hermano del que murió, para darle descendencia a su hermano. Había una vez siete hermanos, el primero de los cuales se […]
Cómo Hacer la Lectio Divina — Padre Ermatinger
- Prepararnos a la Palabra (Statio) Hacer silencio exterior e interior. Estar en la presencia del Señor, contemplando. Hacer una oración de petición: Humildemente te pedimos a ti, Señor, que eres la luz verdadera y la fuente misma de toda luz, que, meditando fielmente tu palabra, vivamos siempre en tu claridad. Te lo pedimos a ti, que vives […]
Cómo Hacer la Lectio Divina
Una Conferencia Del P. Ermatinger
Sin Esquema
Pasos para hacer Lectio Divina
- Prepararnos a la Palabra (Statio) Hacer silencio exterior e interior. Estar en la presencia del Señor, contemplando. Hacer una oración de petición: Humildemente te pedimos a ti, Señor, que eres la luz verdadera y la fuente misma de toda luz, que, meditando fielmente tu palabra, vivamos siempre en tu claridad. Te lo pedimos a ti, que vives […]
Daily Mass: Sermon for the Feast of St. Norbert — Fr. Ermatinger
A Reading From the Holy Gospel According to Luke
Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if […]
Sermon for the Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity — Fr. Ermatinger
A Reading From the Gospel According to John
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of […]
