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A Beginner's Guide to Lectio Divina

Wed, Nov 27

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Join Sr. Mary and others in exploring a centuries-old prayer practice which is both accessible and transformative

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A Beginner's Guide to Lectio Divina
A Beginner's Guide to Lectio Divina

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Nov 27, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST

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What is Lectio Divina? Lectio Divina is a contemplative way of reading the Bible. It dates back to the early centuries of the Christian Church and was established as a monastic practice by Benedict in the 6th century. It is a way of praying the scriptures that leads us deeper into God’s word. We slow down. We read a short passage more than once. We chew it over slowly and carefully. We savour it. Scripture begins to speak to us in a new way.  Lectio is not Bible study or even an alternative to Bible study but something radically different. The practice understands Scripture as a meeting place for a personal encounter with the Living God. It is a practice we come to with the desire to be changed at all sorts of levels. It operates very much on the emotional rather than the purely cerebral level. It is perhaps…

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