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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 15, 2023
    January 12, 2023

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 15, 2023

    Listen for the voices crying out in the desert, those who are shunned by society or who left on their own. Some of them are actually crazy, sure, but quite often God speaks most lucidly through them since they are not as connected to worldly affairs as we are, and therefore can see God’s will more clearly as John the Baptist did. 

     

    Lord,
    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

     

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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The Epiphany of the Lord - January 8, 2023
    January 5, 2023

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The Epiphany of the Lord - January 8, 2023

    The listening or contemplation part of lectio divina is like the commissioning part of Mass. At the end of Mass, the priest or deacon says, in some form or another, ‘Go forth and proclaim the gospel’. At the end of lectio divina, we are advised to go forth and listen for God. We ought to spend time listening to him after we meditate, but we also ought to continue listening for him throughout the day. Think of his will like the Star of Bethlehem. The magi most likely struggled, first to decipher what kind of sign it was. This is akin to us contemplating the Scripture after we read. They probably also struggled to follow the star once they started their journey. This is akin to our going forth after we read Scripture, starting the journey of our day, seeking God’s will. Every story of Scripture can be seen in this way. If we listen close enough, we will see how each story–especially in the Gospels–provides a valuable lesson for how we ought to seek God’s will in our own lives. 

     

    Lord,


    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

     

    Glory to the Father The Son and The Holy Spirit

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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God - January 1, 2023
    December 29, 2022

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The The Octave Day of Christmas Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God - January 1, 2023

    The shepherds were just minding their flocks when the angel came. Sometimes heaven intervenes in our lives when we are just going about our daily routine. These are the moments when we need to be attentive, then. As good as it is to set aside time to pray and listen to God, it is even wiser to keep our eyes and ears open for him throughout the day, every day. The shepherds had no idea that they would encounter an angel that day. May we receive similar blessings when we simply remain faithful while living our own daily lives.

     

    Lord,
    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

     

    Glory to the Father The Son and The Holy Spirit

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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) - December 25, 2022
    December 22, 2022

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) - December 25, 2022

    In the beginning was the Word. That Word speaks all around us, from the stars to the Scripture and everywhere in between. Can we listen close enough to hear him on that silent night? Jesus didn’t come with a bang or a crash. With all the chaos that was happening around him, he came quietly. Are we paying close enough attention to hear and appreciate the significance of this holy event, the arrival of the Word Incarnate, the Son of God? 

     

    Lord,
    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 18, 2022
    December 15, 2022

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 18, 2022

    If we are quiet enough and if we quiet our hearts, we can picture Joseph receiving the dream that made him take Mary into his home. So many thoughts were probably swirling around in his head before the angel came to him. The angel brought the truth, and with it he also brought peace. We can learn a great deal from this. God and our own guardian angel can speak to us as well, if we simply quiet our own thoughts and pray instead. Let’s listen to God and his angels as Joseph did. Let’s never forget the listening part of prayer.

     

    Lord,
    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The Third Sunday of Advent - December 11, 2022
    December 8, 2022

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The Third Sunday of Advent - December 11, 2022

    Listening to John the Baptist led his followers to Jesus. Let us seek out the things and people in this world that do the same, but also remember that they are a means to reaching him, not an end in themselves. Let’s seek out beautiful music, stories, artwork, and books, and listen for the voice of John the Baptist in them, the voice of one crying out in the desert that our Savior has come. It’s not as strange as it may seem. If we listen close enough to true, good, and beautiful things, we can hear Christ whispering “I love you and I’ll never leave you alone.” 

     

    Lord,
    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

     

    Glory to the Father The Son and The Holy Spirit

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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The Second Sunday of Advent - December 4, 2022
    December 1, 2022

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The Second Sunday of Advent - December 4, 2022

    A voice still cries out in the desert. It is the voice of those who have renounced this world, those who refuse to be influenced by the news and trends of our society. It’s the voice of those who put the quest for God before everything else, and as a result offer straight advice that many others are afraid to share. But the more society tries to silence them, the more people seek them out, just like they sought out John the Baptist, because they hunger for truth. If we listen for the truth, we will find the John the Baptists of our time. 

     

    Lord,
    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

     

    Glory to the Father The Son and The Holy Spirit

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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The First Sunday of Advent - November 27, 2022
    November 24, 2022

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The First Sunday of Advent - November 27, 2022

    I can see in my own life the foreshadowing of the way it’s going to end. There have been times when I had to let go of a loved one, a habit, a favorite possession, or something else. These occasions reminded me that everything is ephemeral. While it always hurts, it also always resonates with truth because I know it can be no other way, since everything in this world is just passing us by. So it is wise to learn from these occasions, when I lose something, or when something I love ends, or when something I cherish is taken from me. It is in these occasions when God is teaching me to prepare for the very end of everything. And hopefully I was listening enough so it doesn’t hit too hard. Everything in this world was designed to fade away, so we can learn to disconnect ourselves from it all and fix our eyes on heaven. 

     

    Lord,
    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

     

    Glory to the Father The Son and The Holy Spirit

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  • Gospel Lectio Divina for The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe - November 20, 2022
    November 17, 2022

    Gospel Lectio Divina for The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe - November 20, 2022

    "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."  One of my favorite church hymns is the one that just repeats this line of the Good Thief. He may have been a criminal, but his petition is common. When we come to Jesus, this should be all we want; for him to remember his love for us despite all we have done and to welcome us. Repentance is vital, though. If the thief had not repented the moment before, Jesus’ answer would have been very different. “Remember me”, then, is the Good Thief’s petition for Jesus to remember the good he has done, to remember the parts of him that are still innocent and pure.

     

    Lord,
    Thank you for the salvation you offer if I just give my life to you. Please help me to have the faith needed to devote myself anew to you everyday. Seeking you is hard in today’s world, but with your guidance you will show me that you are right beside me the whole way. Bless my quest after you. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

     

    Kilby is a freelance writing from New Jersey and managing editor of Catholic World Report.

     

    Glory to the Father The Son and The Holy Spirit

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