Christ's Faithful People

Table of Contents

• Lectio Divina And the Practice of Teresian Prayer
• Introduction
• Teresian Notions
• Mental Prayer.
• Vocal Prayer.
• Meditation.
• Teresian Characteristics and Attitudes
• Attention.
• Affection.
• Christ and the Virtues.
• The Contemplative Dimension.
• Teresian Methods
• Vocal Prayer.
• Reading.
• Images.
• Reflection, Intuition, and Self-Knowledge.
• Affective Prayer and Resolutions.
• Recollection.
• Lectio Divina, Framework of Teresian Prayer
• The Elements of Lectio.
• Reading.
• Meditation.
• Contemplation.
• Injecting the Teresian Spirit into Lectio Divina
• Teresian Lectio: Reading the Word with Teresa.
• Teresian Meditatio: Meditating with Teresa.
• Teresian Oratio: Prayerful Expression with Teresa.
• Teresian Contemplatio: Contemplating with Teresa.
• Conclusion
• Questions for Study and Discussion
• Footnotes