10/31/10
Lk Mt 5. 1-12a
Meditatio: “Blessed are the clean of heart for they shall see God.” Mt 5.8
Oratio: "O God, how gracious You are that You give us the opportunity to see You!
I remember Jesus in the Beatitudes which He gave at the beginning of His sermon on the mount declared that ‘the clean of heart ...shall see God.’
Grant that with Your grace I may keep my heart pure by living as Your child which I became at Baptism
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 my life - Is there any habits or actions that are contrary to my dignity as God’s child. If so, purge it and replace it with a virtue that is opposite it.
Tomorrow’s reading - Jn 6.37-40
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.
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