Lectio: 7.23.13:
Mt 13.1-9
Meditatio:"And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: ‘A sower went out to sow.” Mt 13.3
Oratio: O God, Your Son spoke to us in parables so that we might think of what He is saying and put it into action for our good.
I remember Your Son told the parable of the sower of seeds to illustrate the various ways in which the Good News would be received.
Grant that I may accept the Good News with a total openness to it for that is best for me and best for others.
Operatio: reflect on”parable”; a teaching story; its meaning is not found in the surface line of the story but in the underlying meaning; in prayer seek the grace to recognize the point(s) Jesus made with His parables and then put those points into action for my good and for the good of others.
Tomorrow's reading: Mt 20.20-28
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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