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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


Trinity Sunday — A Message From St. Hilary of Poitiers

The Great Commission Icon

Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to Matthew

At that time, Jesus said to His disciples, All power is given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.


A Message […]

By |June 4th, 2023|Categories: Spiritual Growth, Traditional Liturgy|

Sermón Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad — Padre Ermatinger

Lectura del Santo Evangelio Según San Juan

“Tanto amó Dios al mundo, que le entregó a su Hijo único, para que todo el que crea en él no perezca, sino que tenga la vida eterna. Porque Dios no envió a su Hijo para condenar al mundo, sino para que el mundo se salvara por él. El que cree en él no será condenado; pero el que no cree ya está condenado, por no haber creído en el Hijo único de Dios”.

The Holy Trinity, Peter Paul Rubens, 1620
By |June 3rd, 2023|Categories: Homilies and Sermons, Novus Ordo, Spanish Language|

Daily Mass: Sermon for the Feast of St. Justin Martyr

Simeon in the Temple, Rembrandt, c. 1669

A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Matthew

Jesus said to His Disciples: You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where […]

By |June 1st, 2023|Categories: Homilies and Sermons, Novus Ordo|

Feast of the Visitation: Homily For High School Graduation — Fr. Ermatinger

A Reading From the Gospel of Luke

The Visitation, Jacob and/or Hans Strueb, cir. 1505

Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of […]

By |May 31st, 2023|Categories: Homilies and Sermons, Novus Ordo, Spiritual Growth|

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