Lectio Divina is a slow, prayerful reading of Scripture. It is not study and it is not analysis. It is a listening: we let the text read us.

Choose a Gospel to pray with, and whether you are praying alone or leading a group. The page will walk you through each movement, with a time of silence after every reading. New to Lectio Divina? Read the guide first.

Which passage would you like to pray with?

Who is praying?

The Gospel each day comes from The Daily Gospel and Readings on Prayers and Meditations. Nothing you type is kept.