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
Sermon for a Nuptial Mass — Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle of St. Peter:
Dearly beloved, laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions, As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation: If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet. Unto whom coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men but chosen and made honourable by God: Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And […]
Quotes for Divine Mercy Sunday
Theotokos of the Passion Icon
During the night, the Mother of God visited me, holding the Infant Jesus in Her arms. My soul was filled with joy and I said, “Mary, my Mother, do You know how terribly I suffer?” And the Mother of God answered me, I know how much you suffer but do not be afraid. I share with you your suffering, and I shall always do so. She smiled warmly and disappeared.
St. Faustina, Notebook I, n. 25.
An Angel Comforting Jesus Before His Arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, Carl Bloch, 1873
Now if because of our sins also which were […]
Divine Mercy Sunday — A Message From Pope Benedict XVI
Translation of the Gospel According to John
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, The Maesta Altarpiece, Duccio, 1461
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins […]
The Wounds of Christ – A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
The Wounds of Christ
A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
Sacred Heart and 5 Wounds of Christ, cir. 1495
Outline of Talk
- Introduction and Prayers: 00:00-0:53
- The Wounds of Christ in Light of Scripture, Pope Benedict XVI, and Mystics: 0:53-41:00
- Not Exhaustive
- St. Peter: “…By Whose Wounds We Are Healed” (ref. Isaiah 53): 2:27-3:30
- Devotion to the Wounds of Christ Has a Long Tradition: 3:21-3:30
- Common Denominator Amongst the Mystics: 3:30-4:07
- St. Veronica Giuliani: 4:07-5:05