The Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38) Let the following questions to guide you through a process of Lectio Divina: LECTIO (Reading): What does this passage say that everyone should understand? Why does Mary initially doubt the message of the angel? How can Mary bear the Son of God if she has had no relations with a man?…
Lectio Divina Meditations
Gospel Meditation: Third Sunday of Advent
The Testimony of John the Baptist (John 1:6-8, 19-28) Let the following questions to guide you through a process of Lectio Divina: LECTIO (Reading): What does this passage say that everyone should understand? In what ways is Jesus like light? What is it about John the Baptist that might have caused someone to think he…
Gospel Meditation: Second Sunday of Advent
The Preaching of John the Baptist (Mark 1:1-8) Let the following questions to guide you through a process of Lectio Divina: LECTIO (Reading): What does this passage say that everyone should understand? What was John the Baptist’s goal? What was it about John the Baptist that must have made him so popular throughout Judea and…
How to Get to Heaven
Usually, I don’t follow my own advice. I have made worksheets for teachers and catechists to use with the daily Gospel readings for almost a year now. Every week I post new worksheets for members of The Religion Teacher, but I can’t think of one time that I actually completed the worksheet myself. The worksheets…
Lectio Divina Meditation: The Mission of the 72
In preparation for this Sunday’s Liturgy, the fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, take some time to integrate this week’s Gospel reading (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20) into your life with this lectio divina meditation about the Mission and Return of the Seventy-two. Follow this four step lectio divina process, taken from Pope Benedict XVI’s Verbum Domini, in your meditation on…
