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Lectio Divina is a practice of scriptural reading. It involves meditating on a passage of the Bible,
Lectio Divina  Prepare: Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in reading
preferably the Gospel of the day.

the Scripture.

 Reading: Slowly and prayerfully read the passage.

Repeat up to 3 times, allowing a word or phrase to
speak to you.

 Meditation: Repeat & reflect for a few minutes on the
word or phrase that is speaking to you and connect it
to your life.

 Prayer: Speak to God about any thoughts, feelings,

and questions.

 Contemplation: Rest silently and prayerfully. Let go of
your own words and thoughts to allow the word of God
to speak to your heart.

Visio Divina  Prepare: Close your eyes and clear your mind. Ask the
Visio Divina is a practice of sacred seeing. It involves meditating on a religious image.

Holy Spirit to guide you in seeing what God wants you
to see.

 Reading: Open your eyes and scan the entire image.

eyes and picture the image in your mind.
Pay attention to what grabs your interest. Close your
 Meditation: Open your eyes and allow your focus to be

led to one part of image. Close your eyes and picture
that part in your mind.

 Prayer: Speak to God about any thoughts, feelings, &
questions.

 Contemplation: Rest silently and prayerfully. Let go of
your own words and thoughts to allow the word of God

to speak to your heart.