{"id":28031,"date":"2025-08-30T03:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/?p=28031"},"modified":"2025-09-01T03:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:57:51","slug":"lectio-reflection-twenty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time-luke-1425-33-year-c-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/?p=28031","title":{"rendered":"Lectio Reflection &#8211; Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time &#8211; Luke 14:25-33 (Year C 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJ5twtTed5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\">https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this exploration of Lectio Divina enlightening, don&#8217;t forget to give it a thumbs up, subscribe for more spiritual insights, and share it with those seeking a deeper connection. <\/p>\n<p>Timestamps<br \/>\n0:00 Intro<br \/>\n0:15  First Reading<br \/>\n1:46 Bishop David Walker<br \/>\n5:34 Mrs Virginia Ryan<br \/>\n7:20 Fr John Frauenfelder<br \/>\n9:11 Self Reflection<br \/>\n9:30 Second Reading<br \/>\n10:47 Bishop David Walker<br \/>\n11:20   Mrs Virginia Ryan<br \/>\n11:53 Fr John Frauenfelder<br \/>\n13:09 Self Reflection<br \/>\n13:41 Farewell &amp; Final Prayer<\/p>\n<p>Luke 14:25-33 <\/p>\n<p>Renouncing all that one holds dear<br \/>\n25 Great crowds accompanied him on his way and he turned and<br \/>\nspoke to them. 26 \u2018Anyone who comes to<br \/>\nme without hatingc father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters,<br \/>\nyes and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. 27 No one who fails to<br \/>\ncarry the cross and come after me can be my disciple. 28 And<br \/>\n15 indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first<br \/>\nsit down and work out the cost to see if you had enough to complete<br \/>\nit? 29 Otherwise, if you laid the foundation and then found yourself<br \/>\nunable to finish the work, anyone who saw it would start making fun<br \/>\nof you and saying, 30 \u201cHere is someone who started to build and<br \/>\nwas unable to finish.\u201d 31 Or again, what king marching to war<br \/>\nagainst another king would not first sit down and consider whether<br \/>\nwith ten thousand men he could stand up to the other who was<br \/>\nadvancing against him with twenty thousand? 32 If not, then while<br \/>\nthe other king was still a long way off, he would send envoys to<br \/>\nnegotiate peace. 33 So in the same way, none of you can be my<br \/>\ndisciple without giving up all that you own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au<\/p>\n<p>If you found this exploration of Lectio Divina enlightening, don&#8217;t forget to give it a thumbs up, subscribe for more spiritual insights, and share it with those seeking a deeper connection. <\/p>\n<p>Timestamps<br \/>\n0:00 Intro<br \/>\n0:15  First Reading<br \/>\n1:46 Bishop David Walker<br \/>\n5:34 Mrs Virginia Ryan<br \/>\n7:20 Fr John Frauenfelder<br \/>\n9:11 Self Reflection<br \/>\n9:30 Second Reading<br \/>\n10:47 Bishop David Walker<br \/>\n11:20   Mrs Virginia Ryan<br \/>\n11:53 Fr John Frauenfelder<br \/>\n13:09 Self Reflection<br \/>\n13:41 Farewell &amp; Final Prayer<\/p>\n<p>Luke 14:25-33 <\/p>\n<p>Renouncing all that one holds dear<br \/>\n25 Great crowds accompanied him on his way and he turned and<br \/>\nspoke to them. 26 \u2018Anyone who comes to<br \/>\nme without hatingc father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters,<br \/>\nyes and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. 27 No one who fails to<br \/>\ncarry the cross and come after me can be my disciple. 28 And<br \/>\n15 indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first<br \/>\nsit down and work out the cost to see if you had enough to complete<br \/>\nit? 29 Otherwise, if you laid the foundation and then found yourself<br \/>\nunable to finish the work, anyone who saw it would start making fun<br \/>\nof you and saying, 30 \u201cHere is someone who started to build and<br \/>\nwas unable to finish.\u201d 31 Or again, what king marching to war<br \/>\nagainst another king would not first sit down and consider whether<br \/>\nwith ten thousand men he could stand up to the other who was<br \/>\nadvancing against him with twenty thousand? 32 If not, then while<br \/>\nthe other king was still a long way off, he would send envoys to<br \/>\nnegotiate peace. 33 So in the same way, none of you can be my<br \/>\ndisciple without giving up all that you own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[38,45,26,44,24,55,8,32,50,41,25,51,34,54,47,31,42,39,48,46,52,40,37,35,28,43,53,36,27,33,29],"class_list":["post-28031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lectio-divina","tag-ancient-wisdom","tag-contemplative-prayer","tag-enlightenment","tag-guided-meditation","tag-inner-peace","tag-introspection","tag-lectio-divina","tag-lectio-divina-for-beginners","tag-life-transformation","tag-meditation-guide","tag-meditation-mastery","tag-meditation-tips","tag-mindfulness","tag-mindfulness-meditation","tag-mindfulness-practices","tag-mindfulness-techniques","tag-personal-development","tag-reflect-and-transform","tag-reflective-living","tag-sacred-reading","tag-self-discovery","tag-self-help","tag-soulful-journey","tag-soulful-living","tag-spiritual-awakening","tag-spiritual-growth","tag-spiritual-guide","tag-spiritual-insights","tag-spiritual-practice","tag-spiritual-reflection","tag-transformative-journey"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4.jpg",1280,720,false],"menu-24x24":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4-24x14.jpg",24,14,true],"menu-36x36":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4-36x20.jpg",36,20,true],"menu-48x48":["https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maxresdefault-4-48x27.jpg",48,27,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Lectio Divina","author_link":"https:\/\/lectiodivina.com.au\/?author=1"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Welcome to a transformative journey as we delve into the profound practice of Lectio Divina, a spiritual meditation technique rooted in ancient traditions. 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