Visio Divina Series

For this Visio Divina Series, I have decided to embrace a different approach than usual. This time, we will actually utilize a video as our guide throughout the process. I will lead this session by praying together with the Parable of the Lost Sheep. I sincerely hope you will find joy in engaging with it, just as I experienced fulfillment in prayerfully creating this content. I encourage you to give it a try and share your thoughts with me afterward. Your feedback is incredibly valuable and important for shaping future postings and sessions. The link to the video is provided below. Should you feel inspired to explore on your own, a refresher on Visio is also included below.

Visio divina invites the viewer into "divine seeing." Visio divina shares roots with the ancient practice of lectio divina. (Lectio divina calls for a slow, careful interaction with scripture through meditation and prayer, allowing a word or phrase to rise in our consciousness, a holy word to savor and examine.) Similarly, visio divina invites us to encounter the divine through images. A prayerful consideration of and interaction with a photograph, an icon, a piece of art, or other visual representation allows the viewers to experience the divine in a unique and powerful way.

You may practice visio divina individually or in a small group or worship setting by using a piece of art as a focal point for prayer. You can also pair scripture with the image in order to reflect on the scripture through the art.

Try It Out

1. Pick out an image from a website: a photograph, painting, or icon.

2. Look at the image and let your eyes stay with the first thing you see. Focus your attention on the part of the image that first catches your eye. Try to keep your eyes from wandering to other parts of the picture. Breathe deeply and let yourself gaze at that part of the image for a minute or so.

" Ave Maria, Totus tuus" or "Totally yours"

Keep at it! Keep praying. Love the Lord.

Peace and Grace.