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 11: Holy Wisdom2017 – 2018
Life is difficult, and we often make mistakes. We seek to understand how to make good decisions, and how to live in a healthy relationship with God, our neighbours, and ourselves. We need all the help we can get as we navigate through life, and that can come from friends, and from wise reflection upon experience. The wisdom tradition of the Bible is a treasure, divinely inspired and humanly insightful, that can guide us on our way.
Here are the airdates for the season:
September 17, 2017 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 1 |
Duties Towards God (Sirach 2:1-18) |
October 8, 2017 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 2 |
Compassion and Humility (Sirach 3:11-31) |
November 12, 2017 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 3 |
Practical Advice for Daily Life (Sirach 5:1-6:4) |
December 10, 2017 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 4 |
Friendship (Sirach 6:3-22) |
January 14, 2018 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 5 |
Prudence and Common Sense (Sirach 8:1-19) |
February 11, 2018 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 6 |
The Human Condition (Sirach 17:1-32) |
March 11, 2018 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 7 |
Loose Talk and True Wisdom (Sirach 19:4-30) |
May 13, 2018 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 8 |
Remember Your Creator (Ecclesiastes 12:1-14) |
June 10, 2018 9pm ET/ 6pm PT |
Episode 9 |
Death and Immortality (Wisdom 2:17-3:9) |
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