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Oratio: Released To The Lord
A reflection on forgiveness as shared suffering, deep love, and the surrender of grievances at the cross, where true release is found in the Lord.
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Lectio: Interior Solitude And Silence
Thomas Merton reflects on the inner silence needed to truly hear the Gospel, reminding us that the ears of the heart open only in solitude and stillness.
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Oratio: All Who Slumber
A short prayer asking the Lord’s light to awaken the sleeping, bring life to the dead, and shine salvation into every shadow.
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Lectio: A Book About God
A reflection on Meister Eckhart’s teaching that every creature reveals God’s presence, speaking as both a word and a book about Him.
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Oratio: Diminish In Self
A short prayer asking God for the grace to love others as He loves—seeing, forgiving, and serving with humility until only love remains.
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Lectio: Inside The Cup
“You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.” ~Matthew 23:25-26
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Oratio: The Word On Your Heart
When you have no homein this worldwhen you have no homein your homewhen you have no homein your hope and fearyou have a homeforever in Christwho will wash your feetheal your woundsshare your burdensgive you restHe is the Wordwritten upon your heartand that word is love ~Robert Van Valkenburgh
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Lectio: Prayer And Action
“Prayer is the raising of the mind and heart to God, which strikes me as altogether appropriate precisely at times of great pain, and prayer by no means stands in contrast to decisive moral action. This is not an either/or proposition.” ~Bishop Robert Barron
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Scriptio: Conceding Defeat
Like many others before me, my spiritual journey of healing began from a place of desperation. I had to hit an emotional, psychological, and spiritual bottom before being willing to hear God’s voice. And yet, the moment I conceded defeat, He was there to receive and guide me. In hindsight, however, I can see…
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Oratio: Every Poem
Every poema prayerat the altarof inspirationa requesta responsea recognitionto and ofthat which is givennever takenonly receivedan act of grace and beautyfrom and forthe divine sourceof all and all ~Robert Van Valkenburgh