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  • "Avisos de la Santa Madre Teresa de Jesus que ella dió en esta vida, por revelacion divina," is the Spanish title.

    The Letters of St. Teresa 1902

  • The desire for God and love of his Word are therefore reciprocally nourished and bring forth in monastic life the unsupressable need for the opus Dei, the studium orationis andlectio divina, which is listening to the Word of God, accompanied by the great voices of the tradition of the Fathers and Saints, and also prayer, guided and sustained by this Word.

    The New Beginning papabear 2008

  • The desire for God and love of his Word are therefore reciprocally nourished and bring forth in monastic life the unsupressable need for the opus Dei, the studium orationis andlectio divina, which is listening to the Word of God, accompanied by the great voices of the tradition of the Fathers and Saints, and also prayer, guided and sustained by this Word.

    Archive 2008-11-23 papabear 2008

  • It has been an interesting "lectio divina" exercise for me.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Alex Tang 2010

  • My blogger friend Pastor Paul Long is back with another installment of his lectio divina with my book.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Alex Tang 2010

  • As he began his career, the Second Vatican Council recommended the ancient Christian practice of "lectio divina" -- sacred reading.

    For The Bible Tells Me So: Remembering Rev. Lawrence Boadt 2010

  • As he began his career, the Second Vatican Council recommended the ancient Christian practice of "lectio divina" -- sacred reading.

    For The Bible Tells Me So: Remembering Rev. Lawrence Boadt 2010

  • In the Didascalicon (1128), a treatise on education notable for its treatment of both the liberal and mechanical arts,139 Hugh of St. Victor divided the stages of learning into the lectio divina and meditatio.

    Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

  • Lectio divina has been likened to a “feasting on the Word.”

    God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010

  • Before we move on I want to mention an ancient practice known as lectio divina LD, which literally means “divine reading” and is being revived in all parts of Christendom these days.

    God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010

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