{"id":69673,"date":"2026-02-19T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=69673"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:30:33","slug":"lent-lectio-divina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/lent-lectio-divina\/","title":{"rendered":"Lent Lectio Divina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By JP Misheff, February 19, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This Lenten season, we invite you to journey with a group of Saint John\u2019s School of Theology Masters candidates who gathered to pray with the Gospel readings from all five Sundays of the season, utilizing the ancient Benedictine practice of Lectio Divina. 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