Praying the Holy Scriptures

by M. Basil Pennington

This small book comes in a package of 5 copies.

Discover how to listen for God’s “voice” as you read the Holy Scriptures.

This new series of books is designed to open up the meaning of one ancient way of Christian prayer in a relatively short amount of time. In Praying the Holy Scriptures , the late Father

* Briefly introduces “Three Steps to Daily Lectio”
* Offers profound reflections of “Waiting on the Lord” and how to “Use Our Imaginations” in prayer
* Presents ten examples of doing these things based on his own prayerful meditations.

The wisdom and advice in Praying the Holy Scriptures will guide you into a lifetime of changing how you read the Bible and how you pray.

Genres: Spirituality

64 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2012

About the author

Dom M. Basil Pennington O.C.S.O. (1931–2005) was a Trappist monk and priest. He was a leading Roman Catholic spiritual writer, speaker, teacher, and director.

Pennington was an alumnus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Angelicum where he obtained a licentiate in Theology in 1959.[1] He also earned a licentiate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Pennington became known internationally as one of the major proponents of the Centering Prayer movement begun at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, during the 1970s.

Reviews

[Fr Shane Tharp · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good, brief intro to Lectio Divina. Well worth the time as a basic starting point. There are some things that are phrased badly but that I suspect is due to limitations in length.

[Natasha Childress · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good start; inspires additional prayer/study.

[Diane · Rating 2 out of 5]

too short to be much good, but there are a couple of good things in it.