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
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Episode 10: What if getting "more" from Mass means you need to bring a gift?
April 18th, 2023 | 5 mins 13 secs
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Episode 9: 2nd Sunday of Easter - Prayer Over the Offering
April 11th, 2023 | 5 mins 42 secs
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When a sacrifice becomes an oblation
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Episode 8: The Blessing of the Fire - Easter Vigil
April 4th, 2023 | 5 mins 12 secs
catholic, easter, fire
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Episode 7: Palm Sunday The Prayer Over the Offering
March 28th, 2023 | 5 mins
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On Palm Sunday it seems we pray through the events of the whole week in one hour. Welcome to Holy Week!
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Episode 6: Becoming the qualities of Christ
March 21st, 2023 | 5 mins 18 secs
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Episode 5: The Preface for the 4th Sunday of Lent
March 14th, 2023 | 5 mins 2 secs
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Episode 3: 3rd Sunday of Lent Prayer over the Offering
March 7th, 2023 | 5 mins 41 secs
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The power of forgiving
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2nd Sunday of Lent - Prayer Over the Offering
March 1st, 2023 | 3 mins 53 secs
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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? -
1st Sunday of Lent - Prayer After Communion
February 22nd, 2023 | 4 mins 51 secs
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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.