Lectio Divina: Index of reading material and essays about lectio divina, the Benedictine way of private prayer. OSB.

The Order of Saint Benedict

Lectio Divina

"You will not see anyone who is really striving after his advancement who is not given to spiritual reading. And as to him who neglects it, the fact will soon be observed by his progress." --from an Easter letter by Saint Athanasius.

On this page are links to reading material that can be used fruitfully in the practice of lectio as a way of private prayer. For more information on the discipline of spiritual reading, please see our page "About Lectio Divina."

The Holy Bible

"What page, what passage of the inspired books of the Old and New Testaments is not the truest of guides for human Life?" RB, 73:3.

Translations

New American Bible Revised Edition (USCCB, 2011). Today's readings for Mass. Readings and psalms for the month; that is, Scripture readings for current month's Masses, plus the responsorial psalm selected for each day.
Bible Gateway (biblegateway.com) Available Versions.
El Libro del Pueblo de Dios (La Biblia; traducción argentina, 1990; hosted by the Vatican)
La Sagrada Biblia (Bible Gateway). Spanish. Reina-Valera 1995 version, widely used by Evangelical Christians
Copyright © Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, 1995.
Saint Jerome's Latin translation, Biblia Sacra Vulgata. (Bible Gateway, 4th ed., 1994).

Tools

BibleStudyTools.com. Search the Bible.(largest free online Bible website for verse search and in-depth studies)
The Text This Week (Lectionary, Scripture Study, Worship Links, and Resources)
World Wide Study Bible. Version 5: There are about 50,000 chapter-level references and 850,000 verse-level references in the database.

Christian Authors:

"Or what book of the holy Catholic Fathers does not loudly proclaim how we may come by a straight course to our Creator?" RB, 73:4.
Arranged chronologically

First to Third Centuries (50-300)
Fourth Century (301-400)
Fifth to Twelfth Centuries (401-1200)
Thirteenth to Sixteenth Centuries (1201-1600)
Seventeenth to Twentieth Centuries (1601-2000)

Comments, questions or suggestions concerning lectio divina should be directed to Elizabeth Knuth, MA, MDiv. <eknuth@unix.csbsju.edu>, Alcuin Library, Collegeville, MN 56321.

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