Testimonial to Volume XI: Marian Devotion and the Last Things
Preface to Volume XI
By offering for our study and contemplation these official teachings both on “Marian Devotions” and on “The Last Things,” the compilers of these volumes bring to a conclusion the task they set out to perform some years ago, to present in a concise, readable manner the Official Teachings of the Catholic Church.
Through their singular effort and supported by our brother, James Cardinal Hickey, these volumes have been spread worldwide.
They have been of singular assistance especially to seminarians in countries where it would be almost impossible to procure these fundamental documents individually.
I take this opportunity, then, in having the honor of presenting this last volume of PRECIS OF OFFICIAL CATHOLIC TEACHING, to offer a word of deep gratitude to Mr. George P. Morse and all of his associates at CCSP for this invaluable contribution.
To you, the reader, I hope that, having read through and meditated on the extracts of these official teachings, you will be drawn to a deeper appreciation of the faith of the Church.
Especially as we stand on the threshold of the Third Millennium, these documents offer to us another font for contemplating the mystery of our faith in “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.”
Jozef Cardinal Tomko
Prefect, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Jozef Cardinal Tomko
Jozef Tomko was a Slovak prelate of the Catholic Church who held positions in the Roman Curia from 1962 until he retired in 2007.
He was prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 to 2001 and president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses from 2001 to 2007.
Lectio Divina Cordis
Divine Reading of the Heart
H
HEAR the words as you inwardly read or speak
LECTIO
– Read –
E
ENTER the silence to reflect on a core precept
MEDITATIO
– Meditate –
A
ANSWER to the knock at the heart’s door
ORATIO
– Speak –
R
REST silently without words or thoughts
CONTEMPLATIO
– Contemplate –
T
TRUST: “Do not let your HEART be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” (John 13:1)
CREDE FORMULAE
– Trust in the process –
Lectio Divina (Latin for “Divine Reading”) is a traditional Benedictine practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God’s Word. It does not treat scripture as texts to be studied, but as the living word.
The focus of Lectio Divina is not a theological analysis of biblical passages but viewing them with Christ as the key to their meaning.
Approaching the Magisterium Summaries from this perspective may lead to a deeper appreciation of its meaning and an appreciation of how it may be applied to one’s life.
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