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 12: Christian Community: Stewards of the Mission2018 – 2019
Through Baptism, we individually begin our life in Christ, but we do so by entering the community of His disciples and apostles, entrusted with his mission on earth.
The New Testament offers us several passages that illuminate what it means to be disciples of Jesus, filled with the Spirit, and living in an evangelizing Christian community.
Here are the airdates for the season:
September 16, 2018 |
Episode 1 |
The Call of the Disciples to Community with Jesus (John 1.35-51) |
October 21, 2018 |
Episode 2 |
Christian Community Commitment and Mission (Luke 9.57-10.21) |
November 11, 2018 |
Episode 3 |
The Washing of Feet (John 13.1-20) |
December 9, 2018 |
Episode 4 |
The Vine and the Branches (John 15.1-27) |
January 13, 2019 |
Episode 5 |
Pentecost (Acts 1.21-2.13) |
February 10, 2019 |
Episode 6 |
Spiritual Life and Death in a Christian Community (Acts 2.43-47; 4.32-5.11) |
March 10, 2019 |
Episode 7 |
The Conversion of St. Paul (Acts 9.1-31) |
April 14, 2019 |
Episode 8 |
Letters to the Churches (Apocalypse 2) |
May 12, 2019 |
Episode 9 |
Letters to the Churches (Apocalypse 3) |
June 9, 2019 |
Episode 10 |
Jerusalem (Apocalypse 21.1-8; 22.6-21) |
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