Lectio Divina | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 03/12/2018

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Lectio Divina


00:01:42 1 History and development
00:01:51 1.1 Early beginnings
00:03:43 1.2 6th- to 12th-century monasticism
00:05:38 1.3 Formalization during the late 12th century
00:07:36 1.4 16th century
00:08:11 1.5 20th- and 21st-century revival
00:10:37 2 The four movements of iLectio Divina/i
00:11:37 2.1 iLectio/i ("read")
00:13:11 2.2 iMeditatio/i ("meditate")
00:15:16 2.3 iOratio/i ("pray")
00:16:12 2.4 iContemplatio/i ("contemplate")
00:17:37 3 Other Christian methods
00:18:38 4 See also
00:18:47 5 Further reading
00:19:50 6 Notes
00:19:59 7 External links



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In Christianity, Lectio Divina (Latin for "Divine Reading") is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's word. It does not treat scripture as texts to be studied, but as the living word.Traditionally, Lectio Divina has four separate steps: read; meditate; pray; contemplate. First a passage of scripture is read, then its meaning is reflected upon. This is followed by prayer and contemplation on the Word of God.The focus of Lectio Divina is not a theological analysis of biblical passages but viewing them with Christ as the key to their meaning. For example, given Jesus' statement in John 14:27: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you", an analytical approach would focus on the reason for the statement during the Last Supper, the biblical context, etc. In Lectio Divina, however, the practitioner "enters" and shares the peace of Christ rather than "dissecting" it. In some Christian teachings, this form of meditative prayer leads to an increased knowledge of Christ.The roots of scriptural reflection and interpretation go back to Origen in the 3rd century, after whom Ambrose taught them to Augustine of Hippo. The monastic practice of Lectio Divina was first established in the 6th century by Benedict of Nursia and was then formalized as a four-step process by the Carthusian monk Guigo II during the 12th century. In the 20th century, the constitution Dei verbum of the Second Vatican Council recommended Lectio Divina to the general public and its importance was affirmed by Pope Benedict XVI at the start of the 21st century.