Is the number of Catholics in Latin America fast deteriorating?
Lectio Divina means “Divine Reading” and refers specifically to a method of Scripture reading practiced by monastics since the beginning of the Church. statio (position) lectio (reading) meditatio (meditation) oratio (prayer) contemplatio (contemplation) collatio (discussion) actio (action) The classical practice of Lectio Divina–the prayerful reading of the Bible, the book Christians believe to be divinely inspired–is being rediscovered and renewed in our time. At the same time a number of ways of practicing it have sprung up leading to a certain confusion regarding its relationship to the distinct practice of Centering Prayer. A few distinctions may be helpful. First of all, we need to distinguish Lectio Divina from Bible study, which is very useful at another time and provides a solid conceptual background for the practice of Lectio Divina. Secondly, Lectio Divina is not the same as reading the scriptures for the purpose of private edification, encouragement, or getting acquainted
