3:12:12
Lectio: Dn 3.25, 34-43
Meditatio: "But with contrite heart an d humble spirit let us be received.” Dn 3.39
Oratio: "O God, You are our only true refuge and strength.
I remember Azariah prayed in the fiery furnace that Your people were abandoned by You because of their sins - yet he prayed with confidence that you would receive him and You did and You rescued him.
Grant that I may have the same faith as Azariah and the same contrition.
Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.
Operatio: Reflect on ‘contrite heart”; true sorrow for the offense given; God is deserving of all my love and I fail to give it when I sin; In prayer ask for the grace to always realize that I am Your humble servant and that my sins give You great offense. Help me to love You always and then do with me as You wish.
Tomorrow’s reading: Dt 4.1,5-9
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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