Preparing for the Sunday of the Word of God: Lectio Divina

You have probably heard that you should use the bible for prayer. But how? What is it that I should do to pray with the Bible? For that matter, how is it that I pray at all? Many of us are familiar with asking God to help us or another, but is the only type of prayer there is? Centuries ago Saint Benedict began to pass on the his monks the art of sacred reading, or in Latin, Lectio Divina. Below Fr. Mike Schmitz from Ascension Presents offers a brief explanation.

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You have probably heard that you should use the bible for prayer. But how? What is it that I should do to pray with the Bible? For that matter, how is it that I pray at all? Many of us are familiar with asking God to help us or another, but is the only type of prayer there is? Centuries ago Saint Benedict began to pass on the his monks the art of sacred reading, or in Latin, Lectio Divina. Below Fr. Mike Schmitz from Ascension Presents offers a brief explanation.

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