Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Lectio Divina Handout

The 4 Moments of Lectio Divina,


From Michael Casey’s Sacred Reading, p 57.



Sense              Faculty       Function                                      Prayer

Literal             Intellect       Understanding the text              Lectio
Christological   Memory      Contextualizing the meaning.     Meditatio

Behavioral       Conscience Living the meaning                   Oratio

Mystical           Spirit           Meeting God in the text             Contemplatio
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