Learn to Be Open to Holy Spirit ; the Study of the Scriptures Lies at the Heart of the Prayer of the Benedictine Monastic Community.

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph › August 23, 2007

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The study of the Scriptures lies at the heart of the prayer of the Benedictine monastic community.

The psalms and passages of the scriptures form the basis of the formal prayer of the community. The Rule of St Benedict states idleness is the enemy of the soul and when the monk is not engaged in some sort of work, he should be engaged in lectio divina.

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Learn to Be Open to Holy Spirit ; the Study of the Scriptures Lies at the Heart of the Prayer of the Benedictine Monastic Community.

Lectio divina is different from the ordinary ...

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