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:
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Litany of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (4th Sunday After Epiphany Resumned) — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Translation for the Epistle of the 24th Sunday after Pentecost / Fourth Sunday After Epiphany Resumed
John Lawson, cir. 1890
Brethren: Owe no man anything except to love one another; for you who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. For thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness. Thou shalt not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Love does no evil […]
Resumed 4th Sunday After Epiphany — A Message From St. Augustine
Jules Joseph Meynier, 19th c.
Translation of the Gospel According to Matthew
At that time, when Jesus entered into the boat, His disciples followed Him: and behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but He was asleep. And His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish. And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up, He commanded the winds and the sea, and there came a great calm. But the men wondered, saying: What […]
TREATISE ON PURGATORY – Chapter I and Reflection
TREATISE ON PURGATORY by St. Catherine of Genoa
CHAPTER I
STATE OF THE SOULS IN PURGATORY, HOW THEY ARE FREE FROM ALL SELF-LOVE
THIS holy soul, yet in the flesh, found herself placed in the purgatory of God’s burning love, which consumed and purified her from whatever she had to purify, in order that after passing out of this life she might enter at once into the immediate presence of God her Beloved. By means of this furnace of love, she understood how the souls of the faithful are placed in purgatory […]