Updated on April 22, 2024
Thomas
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But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’
In John 20:24-29, Thomas, one of the twelve cannot accept the claim that Jesus is alive again. Jesus appears to the disciples for the second time, offering peace, and offering Thomas the invitation to hope, to believe. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
John 20:24-29 is read from the NRSV
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Image: The Incredulity of St Thomas, Caravaggio
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Peace
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When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
In John 20:19-23, the disciples are locked in the upper room, in fear, when Jesus appears among them. “Peace be with you” he says to them- twice- then breathes on them, and says “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
John 20:19-35 is read from the NRSV
Image “the great commission” by Nalini Jayasuriya, 2002
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Road to Emmaus
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They said to each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?’
In Luke 24:13-35, two of Jesus’ followers are trying to get their heads around the fact that their own leaders have had Jesus crucified, as well as Mary’s incredible claim that he is now alive again. While walking along the road to Emmaus and discussing all these things, Jesus joins them. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with the yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Luke 24:13-35 is read from the NRSV
art: “The Road to Emmaus” used with kind permission by Michael Torevell (click for link to website)
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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Updated on April 22, 2024
Risen
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“Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?”
She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.”
What we celebrate on Easter morning was for those who lived through it a time of bewilderment and confusion and shock. Using text from Mark 16 and John 20 we pray with the women who went to anoint Jesus’ body for burial, and we are invited into the unfolding mystery through their perspective. Grab your journal, find a comfortable place for prayer, and give as much of yourself as you’re able to this practice of prayer.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Mark 16:1-6, John 20:14-18 is read from the NRSV
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Artwork: Tissot
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Updated on May 2, 2024
Crucified
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At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Today we are invited to be present to Jesus as he hangs on the cross. Mark (15:22-41) exposes the various people who bore witness to these moments, Simon who helped to carry the cross, the women who watched, who stayed, and the many who mocked, derided, and taunted him, laying humiliation over these final excruciating moments.
At times we have all been the mocker, the deserter, the faithful friend. Where do you recognize yourself today?
Again this is a difficult place to stay, but you are invited to be here, remembering that Jesus himself chose to be here. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with yourself and the Lord for 22 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Mark 15:22-41 is read from the NRSV
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Artwork: James Tissot
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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Updated on May 2, 2024
Denial
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Then after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean.” But he began to curse, and he swore an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about.” Mark 14:70-71
In Mark 14:66-72, Peter is watching as Jesus is on trial with the chief priests, the elders and the scribes. A servant girl knows she has seen Peter with Jesus, and yet Peter pretends he knows nothing about his closest friend. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with the yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Mark 14:17-25 is read from the NRSV
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Art: Peter Denies Christ by Michael O’Brien
Some more images which may enhance your meditation can be found here.
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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Updated on May 2, 2024
Arrest
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Suddenly a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. Judas approached Jesus to kiss him; but Jesus said to him, “Judas, is it with a kiss that you are betraying the Son of Man?”
In Luke 22:47-53, on a dark and quiet evening, the garden where Jesus has been praying in anguish is suddenly filled with torchlight, and an aggressive crowd led by one of the twelve. The disciples’ instinct is to fight but Jesus chooses another way. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with the yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Luke 22:47-53 is read from the NRSV
Art: Caravaggio, Taking of Christ 1602
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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Updated on May 2, 2024
Gethsemane
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“And he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.’”
In Mark 14:32-36, just after the Passover meal, Jesus leads his friends out to an olive grove where they have stopped together many times before. As Jesus grapples with his own impending death, he asks for his friends to stay present. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with the yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Mark 14:17-25 is read from the NRSV
This was first published at Contemplative at Home. Find us on: Facebook
For further reflection:
Stay Here With Me from IgnatianSpirituality.com
Gethsemane as Liminal Space by Ron Rolheiser
Art:
http://www.studiobrien.com/gallery/modern/
XAL249262 Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, from a series of Scenes of the New Testament (fresco) by Barna da Siena (fl.1350-55); Collegiata, San Gimignano, Italy; Italian, out of copyright
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Updated on May 2, 2024
Last Supper
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“While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’”
In Mark 14:17-25, Jesus and his friends gather in an upstairs room to share the Passover meal. At the table, Jesus says that one of the twelve will betray him. While they are eating, he picks up a loaf of bread and offering it around says “Take, this is my body.” Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with the yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes. May it be a blessing to you.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Mark 14:17-25 is read from the NRSV
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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Updated on May 2, 2024
Triumphal Entry
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“Then they brought the colt to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on it, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road.. and the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen”
During Lent, we will be praying through the events of Holy Week, stretching what is normally remembered during one week across six weeks. Today we pray with the text that is traditionally remembered on Palm Sunday, the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. In Luke 19:35-42, Jesus asks for a colt that he may ride into Jerusalem, invoking Zechariah’s prophecy that the awaited “king will come… lowly and riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey”. His faithful followers are moved to a loud and joyful outpouring of song and praise, flinging their cloaks down before him and hailing him with palm branches.
You are invited to enter this story imaginatively, being present to Jesus and the events as they unfold.
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Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Source material and a few interesting pieces of art can be found on Wikipedia.
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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