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LIVING WORD

LIVING WORD. PrayING WITh SCRIPTURE: LECTIO DIVINA in GROUPS. What is Lectio Divina ?. Four stage method of prayer Lectio : I read out loud Meditatio : I connect this with my life Oratio : I pray Contemplatio : I rest in this moment. Stage One: Read out Loud.

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LIVING WORD

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  1. LIVING WORD PrayINGWITh SCRIPTURE: LECTIO DIVINA in GROUPS

  2. What is LectioDivina? • Four stage method of prayer • Lectio: • I read out loud • Meditatio: • I connect this with my life • Oratio: • I pray • Contemplatio: • I rest in this moment

  3. Stage One: Read out Loud • Reading out loud helps us to focus and hear the words • It slows us down • Words begin to strike us • We notice what is going on • We are struck by certain phrases • We are moved in some way • Often it is helpful to read twice, in a different voice LECTIO

  4. Stage Two: Reflect on its meaning • We begin to mull over words or phrases • We ask questions such as: • What does Jesus ask here? • How does this relate to my life as a disciple? • What is the learning for today? • What is going on in this passage? • Why does a particular word strike me? MEDITATIO

  5. Stage Three: Respond in prayer • I pray very simply in response to God’s word • I ask for God’s grace or • I thank God or • I say sorry to God or • I acknowledge my need for God or • I praise God • I make some phrases my own ORATIO

  6. Stage Four: I come to quiet rest • I linger with a phrase or word • I repeat it in my heart • I remain with it in silence • I allow God to be in me • I have a sense of consolation and strength • I am held by God • I am given new life CONTEMPLATIO

  7. Four stages for parish groups

  8. FIFTH STAGE: ACTION • My life is transformed • By encounter with God’s word • This word is a LIVING WORD • Which speaks to my life NOW • Calls me to make a difference • Invites me to change my heart • Deepens my relationship with the living God • This word impacts every part of me • It becomes the basis for my choices and actions

  9. REFLECT: • What’s new for you? • How might this method be used in a parish group ?

  10. LIVING WORD RESOURCE • Praying with the Sunday Gospel • Follows the four stages • There are reflection questions to help the group to reflect • Then this moves into a time of prayer with a prayer moment emerging from the Gospel • There are suggestions for the final stage of prayer

  11. Themes for each week

  12. Extending the prayer • This is done through connecting with the Psalm of the Sunday • Encourage the group to use the suggested phrases for short times of prayer • As a way of connecting to God’s presence • As a reminder of the Lenten journey • As an easy way to pray with scripture

  13. Leading a Group • ROOM SETTING: • Informal in a circle • Focal point – candle, bible, cloth • No barriers • Make sure the candle is one that can be passed around the group • Stick to the format • Allow ample space for silence • Don’t let the group turn it into a discussion • Call the group back to the stages and questions • HONOUR the STAGES:

  14. YOUR PARISH • How easy would it be to gather interested people to pray in this way? • How will you advertise it? • Could you speak at Mass about it? • Would you be willing to do this as a pilot project for Lent and come and back reflect on the experience?

  15. Lectio Resources • Prego: St Bueno’s outreach to parishes • Prego Plus: St Bueno’s outreach to parishes • Go to https://stbeunosoutreach.wordpress.com/prego/ • The Wednesday Word • Go to http://www.wednesdayword.org/sunday-gospel.htm • Today’s Good News • Go to http://www.goodnews.ie/lectio.shtml

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