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Lectio Divina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lectio Divina is Latin for divine reading , spiritual reading, or "holy reading," and represents a traditional Christian practice of prayer and scriptural reading intended to promote communion with...
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ACCEPTING THE; EMBRACE of GOD: THE ANCIENT ART of LECTIO DIVINA; ... 1. THE PROCESS of LECTIO DIVINA ... 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...
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Lectio divina is a slow, contemplative praying of the Scriptures. Time set aside in a special way for lectio divina enables us to discover in our daily life an underlying spiritual rhythm. ... Many Christians use in their daily lectio divina one of the readings from the eucharistic liturgy for the day (find the readings here);
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Guide to reading material suitable for lectio divina, along with information on this way of prayer, from the Order of St. Benedict. ... On this page are links to reading material that can be used fruitfully in the practice of lectio as a way of private prayer. For more information on the discipline of spiritual reading,
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Information on the practice of lectio divina, sacred reading as a way of prayer. ... Vincent Dwyer, Lectio Divina from "Many Paths to Prayer."
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About Divine Reading -- Lectio Divina ... Lectio Divina (pronounced "Lec-tsee-oh Di-vee-nah") means "Divine Reading" and refers specifically to a method of Scripture reading practiced by monastics since the beginning of the Church.
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The first to use the expression "lectio divina" was Origen (circa 185-254), who affirmed that to read the Bible profitably it is necessary to do so with attention, constancy and prayer. Later on, "lectio divina" became a mainstay of religious life.
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Colossians 1:15-20 is a hymn that was already used in the liturgy and incorporated in the letter to the Colossians as part of its introductory thanksgiving. The place of the hymn within this opening section of Paul can be traced thus: ... Welcome To Our Lectio Divina Section...
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