Reminder: Silent Saturday – April 13

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A Remembrance of “The Entombment” with Susan Komis
Sat. April 13 — Gather 8:30, Prayer from 9:00 to11:00

Continue to celebrate this Easter season by joining us for a special Silent Saturday gathering at Community of Christ Church.  A brief remembrance on the “entombment” experience of Jesus on the Holy Saturday that preceded Resurrection Sunday will be offered as reflection by Susan Komis with our Centering Prayer in community. Light refreshments available.

“We too…live in newness of life.” Romans 6:4

Springtime brings fresh air and sunlight, birdsong, buds and seedlings: the joy of resurrection and the exhilaration of new life. Join us for Silent Saturday where we will have a Centering Prayer period and a Lectio Divina session and sharing, followed by a break and a second Centering Prayer period. New Location.

The 50 days following Easter is a season of appreciation of the New Creation that is accessible within and around us. Taking time to sit in silence and listen with an open heart we begin to awaken to the mystery of God’s life giving presence within us. Contemplative Outreach St. Louis invites you to a morning of prayer including Lectio Divina, and two Centering Prayer sessions, as we celebrate renewal and rebirth.

Flow of the Morning:
  • Welcome! 
  • A reading of the Centering Prayer guidelines
  • 1st Centering Prayer period
  • 15 minute break
  • Guided Lectio Divina session
  • Optional sharing
  • 2nd Centering Prayer period.

Saturday, April 13, 2024
Gather at 8:30 am, 9 -11 am

Light refreshments are available

Silent Saturday is at a NEW LOCATION:
Community of Christ Church, 830 N Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, MO, 63122

Please register so we can prepare for you. After registrations are received a follow up email will be sent with directions and other necessary information.  We look forward to seeing you. 

There is no fee for this event but if you like, a donation of any amount to help cover our rent and other expenses will be gratefully accepted. This is purely a suggestion and not meant to be a barrier to attendance. All are welcome. 

To support our ministry by making a contribution of any amount via PayPal or credit card, use the Donate button at right or contribute at the event. Thank you!

Save the dates: Silent Saturdays are held on the second Saturdays of even-numbered months!

We are blessed to have videos presented by Father Thomas Keating on Lectio Divina, calling us into a deeper relationship with God. Lectio Divina draws from scriptural and/or other sacred reading, meditation, and prayer to promote communion with God and increase the knowledge of God’s Word.

Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina with Thomas Keating, Part 1: In this talk, Fr. Thomas explains that Lectio Divina is meant to be an experience of scripture in which one listens for God rather than reads for content. The words penetrate one in a dynamic process under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, gradually moving one into deeper union with God. Fr. Thomas describes the traditional four ‘moments’ of Lectio Divina in a circular format; the experience is not linear as all the ‘moments’ are interrelated. This conference was given at the Lectio Divina Institute held on January 17-21, 1997, at the Benedictine Center in Beech Grove, Indiana.

Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina with Thomas Keating, Part 2: In this talk entitled “Principles for the Practice of Lectio,” Fr. Thomas explains that Lectio is the process of assimilating the Gospel and being assimilated by it.  He describes five moments in this process: 1) Beginning prayer to the Holy Spirit as your Guide, 2) Noticing how scripture is mirroring your life, 3) Experiencing the Word of God as directed to different levels of consciousness, 4) Reading your experience of grace into the scriptures, and 5) becoming the Word of God in a particular human situation. This conference was given at the Lectio Divina Institute held on January 17-21, 1997, at the Benedictine Center in Beech Grove, Indiana.


Four Steps of Lectio Divina

There is no standard way of doing lectio divina, but the following method has proven helpful to beginners.

  1. Read (Lectio): Read a passage from Scripture. “Listen” to God’s word. Gather the facts. Does a particular word or phrase speak to you?
  2. Reflect (Meditatio): Read the passage again. Reflect on the passage as a whole or on a particular phrase. What is God saying to you?
  3. Respond (Oratio): Read the Scripture once again. Respond to God with your heart. What do you want to say to God?
  4. Rest (Contemplatio*): Read the selection a final time. Rest in God’s presence for a few minutes.

* Strictly speaking, contemplation is a gift of grace that depends on the movement of the Holy Spirit. It is a real awareness of God, desiring and loving Him, beyond concepts, feelings, and particular acts.

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