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“A Daily Offering of Self: Wisdom from the Writings of Saint John Baptist de La Salle”
De La Salle’s Method of Interior Prayer integrates prayer into the very fabric of life. It’s practical and repeatable steps invites one to discern the will of God through Scripture and meditation, and to be so empowered to respond in the way God wills. This method was influenced by the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and St. Francis de Sales. This is truly a gift for the active contemplative. De La Salle firmly believed in retreating to God in prayer so as to receive what is needed to act in complete cooperation with God.
Contained in the pages that follow are the practical steps to prayerfully meditate on scripture and zealously respond. This contemplation takes place in three movements: Recognizing God’s presence and so disposing the soul for interior prayer:
- Prayerfully contemplating Scripture while focusing on a mystery, virtue, or maxim;
- Concluding with an act of review, thanksgiving, and offering. and that you might give yourself wholeheartedly to a more conscious accomplishment of this will… to God’s plan.
- Concluding with an act of review, thanksgiving, and offering. and that you might give yourself wholeheartedly to a more conscious accomplishment of this will… to God’s plan
Published: 2023
Authors: Br. William Mann, FSC; Br. Paul Avvento, FSC
Publisher: Christian Brothers Conference (RELAN)
16 Pages
