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The Holy Spirit and Scripture(0)

March 10, 2010

Four ways the Holy Spirit helps with Scripture:

Guides us to have a correct understanding of the inspired meaning of the words of Scripture (grace of a clear mind);
We are able to read the Bible as God’s word, to us as individuals;
The Holy Spirit gives us insight into the mysteries of God which scripture reveals; and
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St. Dominic on Lectio Divina

Saint Dominic, had yet another manner of praying at once beautiful, devout, and pleasing, which he practiced after the canonical hours and the thanksgiving following meals. He was then zealous and filled with the spirit of devotion which he drew from the divine words which had been sung in the choir or refectory. Our father [...]

Listening and Lectio Divina

Listening is a very demanding activity. We can see this al­ready on the psychological level. Other experiences such as seeing or touching involve considerable passivity and inertia. I establish contact with an objective reality placed before me. But listening is something else. I am placed before a person who wishes to establish communion with me, [...]

St. Basil on Scripture

The best way to discover our duty is to study the divinely inspired Scriptures, for in them we find both instructions about conduct and the lives of blessed men, delivered in writing. They are laid before us like living images of the godly life for the imitation of their good works. When we devote our­selves [...]


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