Prayer, Benedictine Spirituality and Lectio Divina

Handouts

• Body Awareness into Prayer - A simple body awareness practice to use as preparation for prayer
• Centering Prayer
• Prayer Practice: "Lord have mercy"
• Prayer Practice: "I AM"
• Lectio Divina and Contemplative Prayer
• The Desert Fathers on Postures for Prayer
• A quotation from Benedictine Abbot Andre Louf on monastic prayer and a poem by Mother Osyth of Malling Abbey

Notes from Workshops

• Benedictine Spirituality - a quiet day facilitated by Mother Anne at St Benedict's Centre, Malling Abbey, 17th March 2026
• Praying with the Desert Fathers - a quiet day facilitated by Mother Anne at St Benedict's Centre, Malling Abbey, 24th February 2026
• Praying with St Benedict - two days of workshops facilitated by Mother Anne at St Mark's Abbey, Camperdown, Victoria, Australia in November 2025

Other Writings

• Reflections from the Abbess for the feasts and seasons of the Church's year

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