Lectio Divina Videos - Year of St. Paul

"I would like in particular to recall and recommend the ancient tradition of Lectio Divina: the diligent reading of Sacred Scripture accompanied by prayer brings about that intimate dialogue in which the person reading hears God who is speaking, and in praying, responds to him with trusting openness of heart (cf. Dei Verbum, n.25) If it is effectively promoted, this practice will bring to the Church – I am convinced of it – a new spiritual springtime." - Pope Benedict XVI , September 2005


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This website has been a great blessing for me and I pray that it will also be for you! Each week I'll post a video with Archbishop Thomas Collins of the Archdiocese of Toronto. This week's video is an introduction of what Lectio Divina is.

Lectio Divina is not a catechesis or a teaching but it is a prayer, a divine reading, a personal encounter with God in Sacred Scripture.

Each episode begins with a glimpse of Archbishop Collins presiding over Vespers at St. Michael’s Cathedral in downtown Toronto. Lectio Divina follows immediately afterwards. In each session Archbishop Collins slowly reads an excerpt from Sacred Scripture, offers a short reflection, and invites the congregation to quietly meditate on the passage.