Spiritual Reading for Your Interior Life

Advent is an ideal time of the year “to create a culture of silence and interiority.” In this new podcast from the St. Josemaria Institute, Fr Javier del Castillo reflects on St John the Baptist to show how, like the saint, “we can become active listeners of the Word in our hearts.” In particular, this talk aims “to persuade you to embrace a lifestyle where there is room for reading and meditation on Sacred Scripture or other spiritual reading, like the lives of the saints and other spiritual classics, that can help us grow in our interior lives.” Among the recommendations in this talk are the three steps to get started on your spiritual reading plan: 1. Make Time Each day set aside time for spiritual reading (10-15 minutes) and Biblical reading (5-10 minutes). 2. Take Notes As you are reading or when you finish, write down what strikes you and what moves you. Also, start writing a list of passages from the Bible that you can frequently take to your prayer - make a top 100 list! 3. Practice What are you going to put into practice— a resolution, a goal, or a small sacrifice— that day (or the next) from your reading? For a list of recommended readings visit www.stjosemaria.org/latest-news/391…iritual-reading