A vital encounter with the lord o not just bible study, nor a mere religious discussion based on the scriptures o meant to be enlivening, existential, transformative, and uniting lectio divina is not just. Lectio divina and centering prayer becoming a word of. Lectio divina is a process of quieting oneself and allowing god to speak to us through words and short phrases found in scripture. Oct 01, 2017 as carmelites we live our life of allegiance to jesus christ and to serve him faithfully with a pure heart and a clear conscience through a commitment to seek the face of the living god the contemplative dimension of life, through prayer, through fraternity, and through service diakonia. Lectio divina is a reflective reading of scripture.
The process of l ectio d ivina a very ancient art, practiced at one time by all christians, is the technique known as lectio divina a slow, contemplative praying of the scriptures which enables the bible, the word of god, to become a means of union with god. Bible study is the reading of the scriptures for information and an understanding of the context of the passage. Listen for what the word or phrase is saying to you at this moment in. With a renewed emphasis on productive silence, individual cells, and time dedicated to meditation, the time was ripe for a return to lectio divina. Lectio divina october 2017 the website of the carmelite. Lectio divina 2020 anni precedenti lectio divina 2019 lectio divina 2018 lectio divina 2017 lectio divina 2016 lectio divina 2015 lectio divina 2014. Lectio divina correlates with the evangelizing mission of catechesis, which is no less than the mission of the gospel, the mission of jesus. Lectio divina lectio divina divine, or sacred, reading is the name given to a spiritual tradition among christians over the last two thousand years, in which they attentively and prayerfully read the word of god. As carmelites we live our life of allegiance to jesus christ and to serve him faithfully with a pure heart and a clear conscience through a commitment to seek the face of the living god the contemplative dimension of life, through prayer, through fraternity, and through service diakonia. Lectio divina it was with the renewal of religious life at the second vatican council that lectio divina reclaimed its rightful place in monastic life. Centering prayer and lectio divina part 1 thomas keating lectio divina is a private devotion and while its useful to do it in common it was originally designed to be a private experience or encounter with the scriptures.
Sara lectio divina part 2 meditatioreflecting in phase two we are invited into deeper reflection with the text. It is a method of prayer that leads us into the deeper. This transitions into the proclaim, which is a basic teaching on what lectio divina is and how it works. During the break, the youth will have an opportunity to experience lectio divina. Listen carefully as the scripture passage is read aloud. Lectio reading, meditatio meditation, oratio prayer, and. In the space below, write a sentence that summarizes what this passage means to you. One simple way to engage in lectio divina as catechists and catholic school teachers gather at a planning or faculty meeting, they might spend time praying with lectio divina. These three fundamental elements of the charism are not distinct and unrelated values, but closely. Doing it together is a liturgy of lectio, because you are deliberately structuring the. Lectio divina and centering prayer becoming a word of god. Let it sink in slowly and deeply until you are resting in it. Although there is an element of study in lectio divina, it is not the. The general format of lectio is a four part process.
It provides a solid conceptual background for the practice of lectio divina. A bible, a quiet room, and perhaps a pen and paper. Descargue como doc, pdf, txt o lea en linea desde scribd. The spiritual practice of lectio divina worship script.
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