Why you NEED Lectio Divina

Fr. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B. talks about how you should approach prayer in the Catholic spiritual life with Lectio Divine.
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[@Ducinaltum1983]

Excellent video. Only came across Fr. Boniface recently and his talks are full of gold nuggets regarding prayer. Very gifted priest.

[@keitharcher5723]

Thank you Father for creating this content. My prayer life has dried up lately. This content helped me.

[@esthervolina3406]

ME TOO!!! Immensely helped. I needed to hear this clip on prayer. .... unfortunately I have gotten very far away from a consistent holy hour... and probably become too secular and confused. I will replay it. I will bless you all the time Lord and.... I want to have your praise always on my lips. Thanks Thanks Thanks! I love ❤️ it.

[@edwardpimentel7417]

Thank you Fr Boniface! Please create more awesome benedictine content!

[@esthervolina3406]

PS Because of this..... I will do more holy hours in adoration.

[@bakhita6085]

💕🕊️🌷🙏🏼💞Thank you very much Father Boniface Hicks. I needed to listen such an inspiring guide to pray. You lifted my spirit in very difficult times for my family and me. God bless you and keep you safe.💕🙏🏼🌴🌷🕊️💞

[@achienglilian6395]

Beautiful, thanks. Blessed be the Lord ❤️🙏

[@katefulkerson7084]

Thank you so much. This really helped me.

[@joolz5747]

As a cradle Catholic we never learned this! It was the Protestant evangelicals who taught md to talk to Jesus and listen. I LOVE Lectio Divina. The Chosen series is a sort of a Lectio Divina an we need to use out imagination. Daily constant prayer is sometimes a rosary or a Chaplet, or reading scripture or just chatting with Him as much as possible. It becomes habit. But I always need to do much more. Thank you!

[@joycorcoran5123]

WHAT?!! THE PROTESTANTS HAVE NO IDEA! THE SAINTS AND ANGELS INTERCEED 4 US WITH MARY THRU CHRIST! PROTESTANTS ARE HERETICS, AND WE MUST TELL THEM.THE TRUTH! ( THERE IS NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH!) TELL THEM ALL! ( I DO!) 🌹 10 THOUSAND SAINTS DID! ( ALL CATHOLIC) THEY STILL DO!

[@georgecaron5618]

Thank you, Fr. Boniface Hicks, you are absolutely correct about prayer, pray with intent, also you must make a commitment to pray. Prayer is not convenient but a deliberate act of dedication to your relationship with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. For me I say 3 Novena's to Mary and Joseph, 3 Rosaries covering the mysteries, and 3 Divine Mercy Chaplets daily. Sometimes all during one continuous sitting or throughout the day. I also include Mary and her agony when I meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries. Remember Mary shared in her Son's Agony. She was there for the entire event, she witnessed it all. There is no mother that doesn't feel her child's pain and suffering. If you don't understand what I mean imagine you seeing your child (no matter what age) being scourged, or, nails being pounded into their hands and feet. I acknowledge the Immaculata's Agony and the price she paid for my salvation as the mother of salvation. So, if you can - try to pray at least 1 Novena to the Immaculata and Her Miraculous Medal, 1 Rosary (You can rotate meditating on the, Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries, and 1 Divine Mercy Chaplet daily. Watch how your life changes. I guarantee you this much - you will reconnect with the soul God created within you. And your soul is the only being within you that God values and He will replenish and cleans it no matter how soiled or dark it is.

[@michaelsullivan8411]

St John Paul II gave us the great gift of the Luminous Mysteries too. God bless you.

[@georgecaron5618]

@@tony1685 Satan works in many different ways. Stop being one of his tools and minions. Seek exorcism then you too shall see the light. Stop attacking the true church.

[@richardmiranda640]

These are important questions Father. I shall ponder them, great job, preaching by the way😊

[@elainelksuabernet]

Sometimes you ask Mother Mary and Jesus to give you the graces of praying so you can consistently pray him always every day, not just to pray but to felt in-love with praying in his name always.

[@nancyengle4656]

I love that Fr. Boniface reminds us that we do not have to wait until we are 'perfect' to approach God in prayer.....we go to Him, in times of brokenness, because he is already there to greet us , the prodigal child whom He loves....💕

[@elisamarro7356]

Father would u explain mental prayer please

[@JIM-fj2dy]

This is my first time hearing Father Boniface. W love this video and need to hear more. Thank you Father Boniface

[@theonewhomjesusloves7360]

Why do you speak like that instead just with a normal voive?

[@paolojelacic7884]

He is praying for you

[@TruthofaMan]

This guy is Super wierd👎😳.

[@AntonEz1223]

Lectio Divina is wonderful. Thanks for your advice, I hope more Catholics can discover this treasure.

[@John-iq2zt]

Thank you Fr. Boniface

[@mperez2730]

Thank you Father for this video. Just what I needed to hear. God is good!

[@joycorcoran5123]

Diolohical sounds Frances of Rome. Our Lady of Fatima pray for us.LATIN MASS n Communion on the tongue only.- Catholic Joy Bless u Fr

[@patrickrahoens1463]

🛐 from Belgium

[@joycorcoran5123]

You look like a HOLY to. CRUISE Fr! 😇GOOD VIDEO! THANKU! DOMINUS VOBISCUM

[@evelyncarrasquillo2282]

This was beautifully and prayerfully presented by Fr. Boniface. You even sense he entered into deep prayer during this teaching. I am thankful to God that I came across it. May God continue to bless him!

[@Rugbylacroose4life]

God Bless you Fr! Thank you

[@clarkmeyer7871]

Absolutely beautiful

[@danspam]

Thank you so much father!

[@JoshJimenez_]

Thank you Father

[@utavatar]

Intercessory prayer works at the same rate as chance. Also if the entity your praying to is all powerful and all knowing then he kinda gets what's in your heart and mind. And since he is timeless it has already happened for him so it knows the foreground and the result so really what would be the point of structuring or refining your technique.

[@esthervolina3406]

Forgive me ... I am getting confused ... are you saying that there is no point either to prayer and also then to God? 🙏 😕 maybe we are not letting God be God perhaps? I think the points are logical but may be minimizing the complexity, grace, and patient subtle interactions that God requires of us as we mix with HIM. But the points 👉 mentioned, IMHO, are well thought out.

[@triconcert]

Superb!

[@Bazerkly]

Ecellent

[@YenkammaNe]

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT BEING A HINDU? By Francois Gautier. *Diversity in Divinity and Unity in Spirituality.* 1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted 2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik 3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a murti pujak. 4) You dont want to worship idols - no problem. You can focus on Nirguna Brahman. 5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc. are core Hindu schools. 6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it. 7) You want to start your journey by reading Bhagvad Gita - Sure ! 8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead. 9) You want to start your journey by reading Purana - Be my guest. 10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti tradition . ( bhakti- devotion) 11) You don't like idea of Bhakti ! No problem. Do your Karma. Be a karmayogi. 12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy. 13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - jai ho ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic ! 14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are our friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship). 15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy 16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan. 17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study ! 18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped. 19) You believe that every human being is equal. Yeah! You're awesome, come on let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family) 20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival. Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year. 21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu. 22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved. 23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu! 24) You know that Hinduism is a way of life, with considerable freedom. 25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe! 26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint. 27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily) You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu! This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything . That is why it is eternal !!! There is a saying in Rigveda , the first book ever known to mankind which depicts the Hinduism philosophy in a Nutshell -" Ano bhadrah Krathavo Yanthu Vishwathah"- Let the knowledge come to us from every directions.

[@paynedv]

If it's not Traditional I do not want it nor do I care for it. Modern prayer books are for homosexuals. Give me the Ancient.