Lectio the Liturgy

Praying with the Roman Missal

About the show

Give a woman a phrase, and she's going to want a visual to go with it.

That's how it all started. You know those times - when you ask God to show you something amazing in Scripture. One weekend during Easter of 2016, the only thing that popped off the page of Scripture was "so that".

So what was I supposed to do with that? "Nothing" was my first reaction because really, what kind of conjunction is that, anyway? Next week, another "so that" appeared. THEN, I went home and started diagramming Scripture, and I found myself, each day, diagramming a new verse. This method made the Scripture, and the Prayers of the Liturgy come alive. (p.s. "So that" is not like an equal sign.)

I am a wife, mom, and a convert to the Catholic Faith. I love to read, travel, teach, and share the love of God. Tea and Scripture make for the best mornings, don't they?

DISCLAIMER: No "grammar police" here! I have rediscovered my passion for diagramming sentences and in doing so, have found a whole new insight into prayer because I've found joy in the words.

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Episodes

  • Episode 6: Becoming the qualities of Christ

    March 21st, 2023  |  5 mins 18 secs
    catholic, lent, sacrifice, teachings

  • Episode 5: The Preface for the 4th Sunday of Lent

    March 14th, 2023  |  5 mins 2 secs
    baptism, blind, lent, sent

  • Episode 3: 3rd Sunday of Lent Prayer over the Offering

    March 7th, 2023  |  5 mins 41 secs
    catholic, forgiveness, lent

    The power of forgiving

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    2nd Sunday of Lent - Prayer Over the Offering

    March 1st, 2023  |  3 mins 53 secs
    catholic, lent, liturgy

    When we meet the divine
    Going to mass isn’t a horizontal experience. It is a vertical one. While still on earth, we are allowed to be partakers of heaven.
    Better yet, there’s nothing we have to do to earn it. All we have to do is receive. As I reflected on it, the basis of the Christian life is about receiving.
    Sure, we are called to give, but how can we give what we haven’t received?

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    1st Sunday of Lent - Prayer After Communion

    February 22nd, 2023  |  4 mins 51 secs
    desire, first sunday, lent, living bread, virtue

    I tell ya, the Roman Missal never disappoints. As I meditated on this prayer, the Prayer after Communion for the first Sunday of Lent, I didn’t know what to pray for first: greater virtues or greater desire for the true and living bread.