Lectio the Liturgy

Lectio the Liturgy

Give a woman a phrase, and she's going to want a visual to go with it. That's how it all started. You know those times - when you ask God to show you something amazing in Scripture. One weekend during Easter of 2016, the only thing that popped off the page of Scripture was "so that". So what was I supposed to do with that? "Nothing" was my first reaction because really, what kind of conjunction is that, anyway? Next week, another "so that" appeared. THEN, I went home and started diagramming Scripture, and I found myself, each day, diagramming a new verse. This method made the Scripture, and the Prayers of the Liturgy come alive. (p.s. "So that" is not like an equal sign.) I am a wife, mom, and a convert to the Catholic Faith. I love to read, travel, teach, and share the love of God. Tea and Scripture make for the best mornings, don't they? DISCLAIMER: No "grammar police" here! I have rediscovered my passion for diagramming sentences and in doing so, have found a whole new insight into prayer because I've found joy in the words.

Episodes

Episode 109: Prayer over the Offering 3 Sun OT

January 21, 2025 • 3 mins
It just seems odd that God would give us a gift and then ask us to offer it back to Him. He’s done it to me, and for good reason! When we offer our gifts back to Him, our work becomes His work. Our work is now fruit that will bear fruit that endures. LectioTheLiturgy.com
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Episode 108: 2 Sunday Ordinary Time Prayer after Communion

January 13, 2025 • 5 mins
Imagine the Persons of the Trinity standing in a triangle. Between them is a constant flow of love and grace. Now imagine sticking your arm into that flow. You are now caught up in the flow: the Father giving grace to participate in the memorial of the Son and the Spirit bringing us deeper into redemption each time we participate. Thanks for praying with me, Julie
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Episode 107: The Baptism of the Lord

January 6, 2025 • 4 mins
At His Baptism, when Jesus came out of the water and as He was praying, the heavens opened up, and the Holy Spirit, the love between the Father and the Son, was so great, that it was seen in the form of a dove. The voice of the Father was heard, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” This is why our mortal nature must be inwardly transformed. This is our identity. God did not take on our very flesh so we could be a b...
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Episode 106: Epiphany(ies) in our lives

December 31, 2024 • 5 mins
There are more than one Epiphanies in the Bible, and I believe that God is puts an epiphany, a manifestation of Himself, in front of us every day. We just need to watch and listen, and then respond, behold, and receive. LectioTheLiturgy.com
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Episode 105: Feast of the Holy Family Prayer after Communion

December 24, 2024 • 4 mins
Living in an eternity that we are already in is a fascinating topic. We do want to live today to be able to live in the company of the Holy Family for eternity, but eternity has already begun. Thanks for praying with me, Juilie @ LectioTheLiturgy.com
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Episode 104: Untitled Episode

December 17, 2024 • 3 mins
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Episode 103: Untitled Episode

December 10, 2024 • 3 mins
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Episode 102: Partaking in Advent

December 3, 2024 • 5 mins
Partake. The word partake, in this week’s Prayer After Communion, has stood out to me for weeks. Partake is a two-way street. In many cases, it is true, that what we get depends on what we give. Advent is a time to not only go through the external motions of getting ready for Christmas, but to observe the spiritual motions of preparing for our Lord. Thanks for praying with me! Julie
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Episode 101: 1st Sunday Advent Prayer over the Offering

November 26, 2024 • 5 mins
I get a kick out of thinking about how what we do in the physical realm affects the spiritual realm. In the prayer this week, we ask that what we celebrate here below will gain the prize of eternal redemption. What we do here below affects eternity. What we do during Advent gives us an opportunity to experience the supernatural, when our immortal God became one of us. Learn more at LectioTheLiturgy.com
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Episode 100: Christ the King Prayer after Communion

November 19, 2024 • 4 mins
This is an interesting feast day. While we take this Sunday to recognize Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, we also need to see him in the bread and wine on the altar at Mass. There has never been nor will there ever be a king more powerful than our King. Learn more at LectioTheLiturgy.com
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Episode 99: Collect for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 12, 2024 • 4 mins
Many are looking for happiness in all the wrong places. Happiness is not found at the end of a search, nor is it found at a store. Happiness comes when we give ourselves away. We are equipped for that! God gives us everything we need to be life-giving for others. Like Jesus, this is where we find full and lasting happiness. Thank you for praying with me, Julie
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Episode 98: Untitled Episode

November 5, 2024 • 3 mins
When we ask God to “look with favor,” He doesn’t just look. Just like a good Father, He comes to us. This weekend, as we ask God to “Look,” His presence is near you whether you feel it or not. Our only job is to take these moments to honor the Father with the loving devotion He deserves and desires from His children. Learn more at LectioTheLiturgy.com
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Episode 97: Prayer Over the Offering 31 Sunday Ordinary Time

October 29, 2024 • 4 mins
If you want to experience the power of God, make a sacrificial offering. Your offering benefits you in miraculous ways and God gets to show you His power. https://www.lectiotheliturgy.com
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Episode 96: Prayer Over the Offering 30 Sunday Ordinary Time

October 22, 2024 • 3 mins
Pop quiz: Define “majesty.” Now make it greater and apply it to God. God’s majesty brings together His glory and power, His strength and beauty, and His greatness and goodness. This week’s prayer reminds us that nothing we can do adds to God’s majesty, but what we do can bring Him glory. Look again at the description of God's majesty. What part of His majesty do you need most today? LectioTheLiturgy.com
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Episode 95: Untitled Episode

October 15, 2024 • 4 mins
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Episode 94: The best part of being human

October 9, 2024 • 4 mins
The prayer this week is the Prayer after Communion for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time We entreat your majesty most humbly, O Lord, that, as you feed us with the nourishment which comes from the most holy Body and Blood of your Son, so you may make us sharers of his divine nature. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. What would you say is the best part of being human? The prayer gives us one answer - even though we have a human...
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Episode 93: How often do we "do this"?

October 1, 2024 • 3 mins
We hear these words at every mass: do this. Just what are we supposed to do? “Do this” does not mean to sit and watch. Nor does it mean to just show up at church on the weekend. It means to do what Jesus did - He gave himself.
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Episode 92: Untitled Episode

September 24, 2024 • 5 mins
In 1833, the US Supreme Court ruled that “the court cannot give the prisoner the benefit of the pardon, unless he claims the benefit of it, and relies on it by plea or motion” and that a pardon is an act of grace, but delivery is not completed without acceptance. Jesus is always offering us pardon (and mercy and grace), but it is a two-way street. It’s not a pardon if we don’t accept it. Learn more about me at my website, LectioTh...
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Episode 91: Getting back what we profess

September 17, 2024 • 3 mins
In the Prayer Over the Offering this week, we ask God that what we profess with devotion and faith may be ours through these heavenly mysteries What do you profess? It is time to up our profession game. If, through the heavenly mysteries, or the saving work of Jesus, we profess a holy powerful Church, what will we receive? It’s time to up our profession game. It’s time to bring the power of a living God to the world today. Learn mo...
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Episode 90: Prayer After Communion 24 Sunday OT

September 10, 2024 • 5 mins
In the prayer this week, the heavenly gift in the prayer is Jesus. The working is the “work” of the sacrificial action of Jesus on the Cross. The prayer also gives rise to the question, “How much does the saving work of Jesus mean to me?” When we come to love God for what He has done for us, giving him possession to our minds and bodies becomes a delight. Learn more at LectioTheLiturgy.com
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