6/16/10
Lectio - Mt 6.7-15
Meditatio: “If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you yours.” Mt 6.14
Oratio: "O God, You want us to be merciful to others.
I remember Jesus taught us how to pray and summed it up with the admonition if you expect to be forgiven, you must forgive others.
Grant me the grace to imitate You and be merciful to others who offend me.
I ask this of You, who lives and reigns with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.”
Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.
Operatio: Today, I will examine my relationship with others to see if I have withheld forgiveness from anyone. If I have, to pray for the grace to see how to forgive and then do do so.
Tomorrow’s selection is from Mt 6.19-23
P.S. I will be away until June 22nd. I will resume Lectio then. In the meantime,
I may be able to publish my daily Lectio on my blog. You can check by going to www.FatherPop-Pop.blogspot.com
About Me
- Father Mike
- I was ordained for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 15, 1993. I am a widower with 8 children and 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. On July 1, 2014 I began my residence at St Mathew Parish in Philadelphia, PA. My last assignment was pastor of St.Elizabeth Ann Seton in Bensalem, PA since November of 1999. I have created this Blog in response to Pope Benedict XVI's recommendation that Priest use modern means of communications to reach out to people with the Good News. I publish daily my Lectio Divina efforts via a group email. I will publish such efforts from time to time to this site as well as other pertinent info about the Good News of Jesus Christ or issues which are contrary to the Good News. What is Lectio Divina? Lectio Divina is the Study of and Meditation on Sacred Scripture. The steps include: Reading (Lectio),- Pondering (Meditatio); Praying (Oratio) and Silence(Contemplatio). I use the daily Lectionary as the source of readings.
12/28/11
ReplyDeleteLectio: Lk 2.22-35
Meditatio: “and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘Behold this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted’.” Lk 2.34
Oratio: "O God, You gave us and unmistakable sign of Your love -Your crucified Son!
I remember Simeon had predicted that Your Son would be sign that would be contradicted as Jews considered it a curse to hung on a tree; but for all it would be salvation.
Grant that I may never doubt God’s infinite love for me and for all.
I ask this of You, who lives and reigns with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever.
Amen.”
Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.
Operatio: Reflect on “sign” - a pointer; a message; the Cross; God’s love for us; Jesus’ crucified. In prayer thank God for loving us so.
Tomorrow’s reading - Jn 1.1-18