Lectio Divina by Mario Masini
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What is Lectio Divina? Is it a Bible study, Spiritual reading, prayer, or all three? Is it only for "religious" people or can it be practiced by everyone? These are just a few of the many questions that this small volume seeks to address in down-to-earth and very practical way. "Lectio divina is a reading, on an individual or communal level, of a more or less lengthy passage of Scripture, received as the Word of God which leads, at the prompting of Spirit, to meditation, prayer and contemplation."
Its rediscovery runs parallel to return to the study of the Bibile on the part of faithful. Both follow the recommendations of the Second Vatican Council. Originally practiced in monastic circles, today lectio divina represents a true grace of God with which to initiate all the faithful to a more fruitful life of prayer. The text offered here responds to this new situation by presenting, in an easy-to-read and systematic way the "meaning" and the "steps" involved in the practice of lactio devina: listening to and interpreting the biblical text (=lectio), deepening and taking to oneself it message (=meditatio), sharing it with others (=collatio), transforming the word of God into prayer (=oratio and contempltio), and finally witnessing to the word as a committed Christian (=operatio)
About the Auther: Mario Masini is a professor of biblical exegesis at the Pontifical Theological Faculty if the "Maranum" in Rome and author of several publications on biblical subjects and prayer.
Softcover 102 pgs
