Lectio Divina

Daily prayer and reflection on the Gospel. Take a few minutes out of your day, relax, and listen to the Word of God.

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Saturday 11 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Saturday 11 December 2021
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Read today’s scriptures for Saturday of the Second Week in Advent at this link.

Friday 10 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Friday 10 December 2021
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Read today’s scriptures for Friday of the Second Week in Advent at this link.

Thursday 9 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Thursday 9 December 2021
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Read the scriptures for Thursday of the Second Week of Advent at this link.

Wednesday 8 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Wednesday 8 December 2021
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Read the scriptures for today’s feast of the Immaculate Conception at this link.

Tuesday 7 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Tuesday 7 December 2021
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Read the scriptures for today, Tuesday of the Second Week in Advent, at this link.

Monday 6 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Monday 6 December 2021
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Read the scriptures for Monday of the Second Week of Advent at this link.

Sunday 5 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Sunday 5 December 2021
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Read the scriptures for the Second Sunday of Advent at this link.

Saturday 4 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Saturday 4 December 2021
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Read the scriptures for Saturday of the First Week of Advent at this link.

Friday 3 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Friday 3 December 2021
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Read the scriptures for Friday of the First Week of Advent (Feast of Francis Xavier) at this link.

Thursday 2 December 2021

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Lectio Divina
Thursday 2 December 2021
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Read the scriptures for Thursday of the First Week of Advent at this link.

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guided meditation

guided meditation

Here is the first of the prayer podcasts – 15 minutes of gentle reflection with a lot of silence, beginning with the sound of church bells, a traditional call to prayer.

prayer & reality

prayer & reality

In this reflection I share some of the most helpful advice ever given to me about prayer. I hope you find it as encouraging as I have.

a room alone

a room alone

“All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone”

the beginning

the beginning

We reduce Christian faith to a pretty gentle existence in a comfortable church, a few minutes every day to pray,… It’s not much like the adventure that Abram embraced.

truth & freedom

truth & freedom

The child without thinking reaches out and grasps hold of maybe a finger and holds on. Perhaps they are thinking that if they hold on they will be more secure?