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 Cardinal Collins presiding over Vespers at St. Michael's Cathedral in downtown Toronto. Lectio Divina follows immediately afterwards. In each session, Cardinal Collins slowly reads an excerpt from Scripture, offers a short reflection, and invites the congregation to quietly meditate on the passage. More than that, Lectio Divina is not intended to increase our intellectual knowledge of the Bible [though it also has that effect]; instead, it is intended to draw us closer to God, and to transform our attitudes and behaviour.
Season 14: Psalms & Canticles2020 – 2021
The Psalms and Canticles are the songs of the Bible. For 3,000 years, they have given life to the People of God in times of sorrow and joy. On the Cross, Jesus prayed a psalm. Since the earliest days of the Church, the psalms have been at the centre of private prayer and liturgical prayer - in the Mass and in the Liturgy of the Hours prayed throughout the day by priests, deacons, religious and laity. Join us in meditating upon selected psalms during Lectio Divina in 2020-2021.
Here are the airdates for the season:
September 20, 2020 |
Episode 1 |
An invitation to Prayer (Psalm 95) |
October 11, 2020 |
Episode 2 |
The Two Ways (Psalm 1)
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November 8, 2020 |
Episode 3 |
Anxiety in the Night (Psalm 6) |
December 13, 2020 |
Episode 4 |
How Great Is Your Name O Lord Our God (Psalm 8 & Psalm 19:1-7) |
January 10, 2021 |
Episode 5 |
In Life's Struggle: Despair and Trust (Psalm 13 & Psalm 11) |
February 14, 2021 |
Episode 6 |
A Life of Honour (Psalm 15 & Psalm 112) |
March 14, 2021 |
Episode 7 |
My God, My God (Psalm 22) |
April 18, 2021 |
Episode 8 |
With My God I Can Scale Any Wall (Psalm 18:1-30) |
May 9, 2021 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 9 |
A Canticle of Triumph Through Sorrow (Tobit 13:1-8) |
June 13, 2021 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 10 |
The Majesty of God (Psalm 29 & Psalm 150) |
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