Session 1: Lectio Divina Yes, that’s Latin.. Lectio Divina Translation: Divine Reading “We read under the eye of God until the heart is touched and leaps.

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Session 1: Lectio Divina Yes, that’s Latin.

Lectio Divina Translation: Divine Reading “We read under the eye of God until the heart is touched and leaps to flame.” –Dom Marmion (Benedictine Monk)

Lectio Divina The 4 Practices of Lectio Divina: 1.Reading 2.Meditation 3.Prayer 4.Contemplation

Lectio Divina READING (Lectio) Expectant reading; Reading to get focused

Lectio Divina Meditation (Meditatio) To Ponder; To Consider the Meaning

Lectio Divina Prayer (Oratio) To Converse With God; To respond to what God has said in His Word.

Lectio Divina Luke 8:4-15

Lectio Divina Contemplation (Contemplatio) A Time of Rest &Silence; To be in the presence of the Father