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Wednesday, 25 March 2026 09:04

Lectio Divina -- April 2026

Cover Image: Holy Week in Seville, Spain. Fr. William J. Harry, O.Carm. Cover Image: Holy Week in Seville, Spain. Fr. William J. Harry, O.Carm.

Opening Prayer

God our Father,
when the hour of Your Son Jesus had come to accept suffering and death out of love of You and His saving love for us, He did not refuse that suffering and deep pain.
In the hour of trial that we may have to pass through, do not let us become rebellious but keep us trusting in You, for You save us through Jesus Christ our Lord.

"Lectio divina," a Latin term, means "divine reading" and describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. In the 12th century, a Carthusian monk called Guigo, described the stages which he saw as essential to the practice of Lectio divina. There are various ways of practicing Lectio divina either individually or in groups but Guigo's description remains fundamental.

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