THE "SCIENCE OF SAINTHOOD MINI-COURSE" with MATTHEW LEONARD
OVERVIEW OF MEDITATIVE & CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER
Now we're going to discuss two of the most important pieces of the spiritual life - meditation and contemplation.
Lots of people have mistaken notions about both of them, which we'll set straight. And that's important, because if there's one thing that could dramatically change the world, it would be more Catholics practicing deep prayer.
And remember, these two incredibly beautiful and powerful modes of prayer aren't just for monks and nuns in a distant convent. They're for every single Catholic, no matter your state in life. They're for you!
WHAT THE SAINTS SAY...
"He who does not make mental prayer does not even know his defects, and therefore, as St. Bernard says, he does not abhor them. He does not even know the dangers to which his eternal salvation is exposed, and, therefore, he does not even think of avoiding them.
But he who applies himself to meditation instantly sees his faults, and the dangers of perdition, and, seeing them, he will reflect on the remedies for them."
St. Alphonsus Ligouri
LECTIO DIVINA
"My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat,
and my mouth praises thee with joyful lips,
6 when I think of thee upon my bed,
and meditate on thee in the watches of the night;
7 for thou hast been my help,
and in the shadow of thy wings I sing for joy.
8 My soul clings to thee;
thy right hand upholds me."
Psalm 63:5-8
MEDITATION
We think about things we love.
How often have we been lost in thought about the person who stole our heart? How much time have we spent deliberating over issues at work?
Meditating upon something allows it to seep into your being. It begins to consume you. You sear it into your memory.
That's why we need to meditate on God. We need him to seep into the marrow of our spiritual bones and become one with us.
We need to open ourselves to the torrent of divine love that can only be accessed through meditative prayer. It's one of the most important things in the spiritual life...by far.
Meditate upon the Lord day and night and your soul will soar to heaven...literally.
The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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