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The Lectio Divinae Web Site
Explanation, primer, and samples.
The Ladder of Four Rungs
http://www.umilta.net/ladder.html
Standard medieval explanation of the meaning and practice of lectio divina.
Praying with Scripture
http://www.jesuits.ca/orientations/bob/page1a.htm
How to listen to God in prayer.
Order of St. Benedict: Lectio Divina
http://www.osb.org/lectio/index.html
"Lectio divina" means "divine reading", and is an ancient Christian way of prayer, using the Bible or other suitable reading material. Information about lectio divina can be found here, along with links to reading material that could be fruitfully used in prayer.
Lectio Divina as school of prayer among the Fathers of the Desert
http://users.skynet.be/scourmont/Armand/wri/lectio-eng.htm
Translation of a talk given by Armand Veilleux in 1995.
Lectio Divina - Meditations on the Art of Divine Reading
http://www.littleway.ca/lw/lectio.html
A series of meditations on the ancient monastic practice. Scripture with poetry enliven the basic principles of meditating on the Word of God.
Accepting the Embrace of God: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
http://www.valyermo.com/ld-art.html
By Luke Dysinger of St. Andrew's Abbey, an introduction to the practice of personal or group lectio divina.