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The start of learning, thus, lies in lectio, but its consummation lies in meditation.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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In the modern Italian lectionary for the Roman Rite, the Gospels are titled "Dal Vangelo secondo N. - From the Gospel according to N.", omitting the Latin word "lectio - reading."
New Liturgical Movement Gregory DiPippo 2010
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57Among the mnemotechniques exercised in lectio divina, concatenation linked biblical passages with commentaries of subsequent authors, forming chains of related topics to which one would en-link one's own interpretations.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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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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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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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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At Prime the officiating priest chants a second lesson (called lectio brevis) at the end, after the blessing that follows the preces and the prayer "Dirigere et sanctificare".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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The key to enriching our prayer is learning the language of Christianity, and the most effective way to learn the language of Christianity is an ancient technique known as lectio divina ( "divine reading").
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The key to enriching our prayer is learning the language of Christianity, and the most effective way to learn the language of Christianity is an ancient technique known as lectio divina ( "divine reading").
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When Guigo the Carthusian wrote about the four part process that we have come to know as lectio divina, he advocated oratio - verbal prayer - as the bridge between meditatio (reflecting on our sacred reading) and contemplatio
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