Lectio Divina a la B16

Basic Steps of Lectio Divina
Pope Benedict XVI
Verbum Domini,
AKL (Amazon Kindle Location) 1591 ff

1. Lectio - It starts with a basic reading of the text, which leads to a desire to understand its true content
   What does the biblical text say in itself?
   
2. Meditatio - Next comes meditation, which asks:
   What does the biblical text say to us?
   
3. Oratio - Following this comes prayer, which asks the question:
   What do we say to the Lord in response to his word?
   
4. Contemplatio - Finally, Lectiio Divina concludes with contemplation in which we take up, as a gift from God, his own way of seeing and judging reality, and ask ourselves:
   What conversion of mind, heart, and life is the Lord asking of us?
   
5. Actio - We do well to remember that the process of Lectio Divina is not concluded until it arrives at action, which moves the believer to make his or her life a gift for others.