Lectio Divina?

[Luigi_Daniele]

Dear Luigi,

Since your post (quoted above) came directly after my post, I wasn’t sure if you were referring to what I posted or to the original post. At any rate, thanks for your reply because it gives me another opportunity to post this link again for all to learn more about the book, Encountering Christ in Scripture with Lectio Divina; see HERE . At the website is this description:

When I read your post and your comment about Lectio Divina being a requirement for all Oblates of St. Benedict, I thought to myself that in a real sense Lectio Divina needs to be a requirement for all disciples of Christ. How can we follow One we do not know intimately, and how can we get to know Him if we do not listen to His Word?

May His Word go out into all the world that all may know, love and serve Him!

Just saw this

Thank you!

 

[shutterbugmom27]

I have no resources to offer, I just wanted to say that I am going through RCIA right now. We had a speaker at our class this past Monday who talked only about Lectio Divina. I had never heard of it. She spent a short amount of time teaching us about it, but did not have long enough. She hopes to come back for a longer session so we can learn more. It was wonderful though. I will check out some of the books and resources others have posted.

Thank You

Heather

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

Here is a Carmelite source on the web.

What is Lectio Divina?

 

[Luigi_Daniele]

I have no resources to offer, I just wanted to say that I am going through RCIA right now. We had a speaker at our class this past Monday who talked only about Lectio Divina. I had never heard of it. She spent a short amount of time teaching us about it, but did not have long enough. She hopes to come back for a longer session so we can learn more. It was wonderful though. I will check out some of the books and resources others have posted.

Thank You

Heather

May God bless you, Heather, on your path into His Church.

 

[AlanFromWichita]

I started an online version I call Lectio Wordsfree, because it is on the forum WordsFree I started in 2005.

It is not formal, has no timers, etc. Each participant gets to react however we want, and we share our thoughts. Since it isn’t “Lectio Divina” it doesn’t have to be done according to an “official” methodology, but certainly may be.

All it is, is that somebody (so far it’s usually me but anybody can) can start a thread on any Bible verse, and then we just give our reactions. It isn’t debate about what it means, or being right or wrong – it is just our open words in reaction to the Thread Scripture. So in that regard it’s like Lectio. I don’t want anybody to withhold something for fear they will be wrong about “what it means.”

We just started this a couple months ago, and we aren’t doing it every day, as you can see from this screen shot:

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If you’d like to check out the content of the threads, they are at forums.wordsfree.org/index.php/board,50.0.html

If you’d like to join us, the easiest way (better than on site registration) is to send me a PM here, with your email and desired login. It’s very low bandwidth there compared to CAF, so it’s a different feel.

Alan

 

[jwinch2]

I have no resources to offer, I just wanted to say that I am going through RCIA right now. We had a speaker at our class this past Monday who talked only about Lectio Divina. I had never heard of it. She spent a short amount of time teaching us about it, but did not have long enough. She hopes to come back for a longer session so we can learn more. It was wonderful though. I will check out some of the books and resources others have posted.

Thank You

Heather

Welcome home Heather.