Welcome to a transformative journey as we delve into the profound practice of Lectio Divina, a spiritual meditation technique rooted in ancient traditions. In this video, we unlock the secrets of Lectio Divina and explore its profound impact on spiritual growth and mindfulness.
Lectio Divina – Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (Year B 2024)
Summery
Pharisees’ Criticism (00:01 – 00:44): The Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem criticized Jesus’ disciples for eating with unwashed hands, not adhering to the traditional purity laws.
Jesus’ Response (00:44 – 01:27): Jesus responds by quoting Isaiah, accusing the Pharisees of hypocrisy for honouring God with their lips while their hearts are far from Him. He emphasizes that human traditions are not as important as following God’s commandments.
Core Message (01:27 – 02:45): Jesus teaches that nothing external can defile a person; instead, it is what comes from within—the thoughts and intentions of the heart—that defiles.
Critique of Pharisaic Traditions (02:45 – 03:22): The reflection notes that the Pharisees are criticized for substituting human traditions for divine commandments, with an example of how they circumvented responsibilities like honouring their parents.
Moral Lesson (03:22 – 05:55): The emphasis is on the importance of internal purity and genuine faith over external adherence to traditions. The reflection highlights the need for authenticity in one’s spiritual life.
Reflection and Prayer (05:55 – 12:49): The discussion concludes by encouraging personal reflection on one’s motives and actions, emphasizing that true spirituality involves both internal sincerity and external practices, and ends with a prayer for guidance and grace.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:14 First Reading
2.:05 Bishop David Walker
5:10 Mrs Virginia Ryan
6:20 Fr John Frauenfelder
8:06 Self Reflection
8:18 Second Reading
10:08 Bishop David Walker
10:37 Mrs Virginia Ryan
11:00 Fr John Frauenfelder
11:48 Self Reflection
12:11 Farewell & Final Prayer
The Tradition of the Elders
7 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, 2 they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. 3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders, 4 and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash, and there are also many other traditions that they observe: the washing of cups and pots and bronze kettles and beds.) 5 So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders but eat with defiled hands?” 6 He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written,
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.’
8 “You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.”
14 Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.”
21 For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, folly. 23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
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