Session 1: Lectio Divina

Yes, that’s Latin.

Lectio DivinaTranslation:

Divine Reading

“We read under the eye of God

until the heart is touched and

leaps to flame.” –Dom Marmion (Benedictine

Monk)

Lectio DivinaThe 4 Practices of Lectio Divina:1.Reading

2.Meditation3.Prayer4.Contemplation

Lectio DivinaREADING (Lectio)

Expectant reading;Reading to get focused

Lectio DivinaMeditation (Meditatio)

To Ponder;To Consider the Meaning

Lectio DivinaPrayer (Oratio)

To Converse With God;To respond to what God

has said in His Word.

Lectio DivinaLuke 8:4-15

Lectio DivinaContemplation (Contemplatio)A Time of Rest &Silence;

To be in the presence of the Father