How to Meditate 

Wow! I now realize why my prayer life was so rich and my love for God so deeply held when I was in college ten years ago- at the time I would meditate on the mysteries of the Rosary daily. I didn’t realize it, but now that I’ve been away from the practice for years, no wonder I feel a thirst for God in my soul. I will return to the practice immediately. Thank you, Father. Three Hail Mary’s have been said for you.

St. Bruno's method (Lectio Divina) 1. Lectio (Few small versicles) 2. Rumination (Chewing the versicles) 3. Looking for the Treasure 4. Staying in silence. Empty your mind so God can come in • St. Ignacio of Loyola and Theresa of Avila (Mental prayer) 1. Imagining vividly the scene a. Use all the 5 senses 2. Taking a role into the scene a. Imagine the dialogue 3. Talking with Christ a. Biggest Fear b. Biggest Hope 4. Gratitude/Resolution

After watching this I thought I would share what I experienced while I was a RCIA, about 8 years ago. Our teachers were telling us different ways to pray and meditation was one of the ways we could pray. So for that class we went to a teachers house and she explained what we should do during meditation. Also trying to relax and clear our minds as well. So she began to play music meant for meditation and immediately I was on the beach, I grew up practically living on the beach as a child, I was about 8 or so and there were people everywhere. It wasn't loud or noisy, just very peaceful and calm. I noticed that I was holding someones hand and so I went to look up to see who it was and at first the sun was right behind him and couldn't see very well. I shielded my eyes a bit and it was Jesus Christ! I couldn't believe what I was seeing! That moment I spent with him was like nothing I have ever felt before. Just so calm and quiet, everything seemed to have melted away at that moment and it was just Him and I. I don't remember if I had asked anything, but I do remember Him telling me that everything is going to be ok. He said it through his mind and not with his mouth and I had heard Him as if he was speaking, I also didn't question what he said, as if I knew what he meant. After we were done meditating we all shared what we had experienced and as I am explaining what I saw the teacher looked totally shocked and she just kept asking so many questions and I just couldn't answer them, I think she was denial of what I saw, I don't know. So now 8 years later I have been led back to Jesus and even though I wasn't going to church and doing as I should I always thought of that moment. Right before lent was to start this year I was watching Father Ripperger speak and I felt like a veil had been lifted and I could see again, as if I was being called back to the Lord.(if that makes any sense!) Since then I have gone to church every Sunday and almost everyday and I say my rosary, auxilium christianorum prayers and my daily prayers too!

Mediation fills the intellect with the Holy Spirit; THE WILL FOLLOWS THE INTELLECT Thank you!!

Saint Alphonsus said "all saint become saints through mental prayer" and I believe him! Thank you for sharing this! And for adding in one of my favorite saints, Teresa of Avila. Peace and blessings.

This is the most beautiful explanation on meditation, thank you, and God bless!

I have been meditating and didn't know it. Thank you Father. 3 Hail Mary's for you.

Thank you, Father, for the link between meditation and contemplation - this explains an experience I had 45 years ago that changed the direction of my life.

Thank you Father and Sensus Fidelium! May God bless you!

This video is both insightful and encouraging. Thank you, Fr.

I had no idea...this is huge..thank you!

Please do more its amazingly life changing

Thank you very much Padre. Very helpful. 3 Hail Mary's for you.

I been praying for this thank you so so much its good to know it isnt bad to contemplate these inner depths of scripture

Thank you for your dependable information, dedication also expertise to maintain my quest to becoming ever more consciously watchful moreover spiritually connected.

Amem! thank you father, i did learn how to do meditation prayers, with the Nuns in my internal college, and i do everyday; but the way you teacher us, is beautiful! loved that blessing sentence: "MY SOUL MAGNIFYS THE LORD"! I will pray that too. 3 Hail Marys for the priest.

This was an amazing way of explaining Lectio Divina. 🙏🙏✝

I can’t imagine sitting down on the grass with the mother of God. I am so overwhelmed with the imagination.

Excellent - thank you Fr Nix!👍😂

Thank you Father, so many great insights...but I'm happy you mentioned St.Peter...I believe St.Peter shows his greatness among the 12 apostles thru contemplative prayer...while St.John got the fullness of the contemplation technique later on because he lives with Mama Mary, that's why St.John gospel started in eternity, it's a mystical revelation because of Theotokos. Remember Jesus words when He ask the 12 apostles who do you say I AM? "Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.…"(Mt16"16-17) St. Peter already practice lectio divina and had been able to reach contemplation by hearing directly the words of God the Father in his praying time. Also St.Peter knows how to drive away the devil in his mind or during prayer as he said "Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8 )..St.Peter is a master in terms of battling the enemy, because knowing the enemy is battle half-won. I believe personally the enemy are engaged only once we pursue prayer through meditation this is the battle ground, but if we manage to overcome we had a good chance to enter into contemplation and this is where the devil cannot anymore enters. That's why holy rosary becomes a powerful tool for meditation and a sure method of entering into contemplation. Why? the holy rosary is both a defensive & offensive prayer not just to resist/ward off the devil but it has the power to hurt them even slaying the dragon/serpent as Fr.Calloway said the holy rosary is a "spiritual sword." We know from Ephesians 6:12-17 how the devil attacks, they are all cowards they fire from a distance first "fiery darts", because when we pray the Word of God it's like a a double-edge sword coming from our mouth. The devil will know if their distractions was successful if there's no more sword coming from our mouth meaning our fervor died down. The beauty & power of the Holy Rosary is, it was a very big & long sword (OT & NT tied together in a string of beads) that can reach the enemies, it is in our hands precisely to attack the devil and meant to harm them not just to ward them off... So the next time we pray the Holy Rosary, imagine the "powerful spiritual sword" in our hands.But if you want it to be upgraded in to a "Fiery Spiritual Sword" visit Elizabeth Kindelmann writings www.flameoflove.us Godbless.S&IHMMP4us.St.Peter thank you for aided meditation.Amen

I drive truck 14 hrs a day. I'll try this ty Fr.

Wow... I’ve been feeling for a few days now that God wants me to pray lector divina with this exact passage of scripture, Mary visiting Elizabeth. Now watching this, I have greater confirmation that I was right & the Holy Spirit is calling me to start using lector divina prayerz

Truly beautiful.

Thank you Fr. and I prayed 3 Hail Marys for you.

Thank you and God bless

Thank you, Father.

I love this so much. Finally a meditation technique I can underatand.

Thank you for this! I really struggle with mental prayer and this explains everything.

Thank you Fr for this teaching on prayer and meditation. It's truly a revelation.

Thank you! Excellent description of both. Ordering a lectio divina book today!

another great video

Thank you father-I will meditate now.

Thank you

Thk you and God bless you Father. This was clearly and beautifully explained

Thank you so very much.

PRAISE GOD!! Brilliant information

Listen to alot of videos on the topic and the by far the best

Thank you so much for this.

Thank you! I'm learning so much, I'm excited to embark on my journey of meditation.

Thanks for this great message God bless you 🙏🙏

God Bless You Always with this Wisdom to Teach Meditation of the Saints.

Thanks, It is very helpful! May the Almighty God Bless you more and more.

Lord, You have saved my soul . I hope I can , with your Grace , keep it out of danger ♥️♥️

Thank you! Never understood the devil coming back with 7 more because the house is clean. We have to fill our house with God and things of God. I used to do mostly vocal prayers and felt something lacking and by God’s mercy found the book conversation with Christ. It truly is life changing. Mental prayer is very important and makes vocal prayer more fruitful. God bless and 3 Hail Marys for the priest.

Anyone know this priest name? He is very well spoken and speaks the truth. We need more priest and men to speak the truth we are to brainwashed in worldly thinking that’s why we need to call upon the Holy Ghost to illumine our minds. HOC EST ENIM CORPUS MEUM!

God send, as I try to make changes in my troubled life, I find this Only tru divine guidance Thank you Lord!! Amen

Thank you for each and EVERYTHING you teach us... Restating the words of Jesus Christ....

Hail Mary! x3 for the priest. 🙏🌹💐

I would totally add to this; St Ignatius of Loyola’s advice for meditation; his advice for the Morning and Evening Examen. And his rules for discernment of spirits for beginners and advanced souls, as to how to recognise the Holy Spirit’s direction within those meditations. St Ignatius of Loyola also wrote recommendations for how to meditate on scripture by imagining the scene and imagine yourself in that story and interact with Jesus with questions etc. (St Theresa of Avila said initially, for years; her meditation was just holding the picture in her mind of her prostrate at Jesus’ feet, and that all graces in her life up until then came through that meditation).

Thank you Fr. I'd like to level up my prayers from vocal prayers.

Very helpful! Thank you :-)

Thank you for this clear and concise talk regarding the different methods of mediation and for the book referrals.

I too felt the tug of my heart right before Lent, and also feel that he lifted a veil for my eyes also. I've been also been going to mass every Sunday with my family and then going to mass Monday through Friday and adoration. After I send the kids to school. I've been praying Non-Stop. In the videos here are so awesome and have helped me so much. Yesterday I went to mass and I've been praying and asking Jesus to help me and teach me how to meditate. And I've tried it but not too sure if it's work. However yesterday in Mass it happened. I had just got done with confession and did my penance did some prayers and then I did the meditations on the Divine Mercy image. From the booklet the Divine Mercy image explained, by Michael E. Gaitley, Mic. I read the meditation read the scriptures from my Bible that it asked me to read. Then I close my eyes and use my imagination I was in front of the Blessed Sacrament when I did this. At the church I go they have adoration till 12pm (M-Sat.) It also asked me to go the beach, to see the ocean the vast of it and that was Jesus Mercy. In the meditation it asked me to go into the water up to my waist. And asked me to feel the warmth of the water. Then it said to look at the waves they were building up that that was the peace of Jesus Christ that was going to come up on me and I was going to stand firm and not be moved and just let those waves come over me one after another and it was his peace coming over me. Than he said it it's 50 yards away 40 yards away 30 yards away 20 yards away do you see it. I said yes but in an instant I also felt him behind me, I have to admit I got scared when he stood behind me and then I said no Jesus I'm not ready, and then the waves just came it was too late for me to back out, and then it told me release it release it all the waves are my peace let go. I started releasing everything said I release my anxiety,I release my fears and other things. Then it asked me to go back to the shore, to the point where you feel the water right underneath your feet and you can feel the sand being pulled from underneath your feet. He asked me if I can feel this and feeling the pulled from underneath my feet back in, and I said yes and he said that is me drawing you back into my Mercy. I just remember looking up seeing the ocean and I ran into it, dive into the water, was emerge underneath the water not at all did I feel like I was drowning I was at peace I was under the water and I was I don't know how to explain it but it was amazing. Then there was a noise and I came to, that's when I realized that the priest was putting up the monstrance and sure if that's how you spell it, it is the gold that holds the Blessed Sacrament. So the priest had already took out the Blessed Sacrament and put him in the Tabernacle. However before the priest dose that We do some prayers and a song, I was confused at first and couldn't understand why they hadn't done the prayers or the song which is done all the time. Shortly after that Mass started and then that's when it hit me is that I was in meditation because I didn't hear any of the prayers or the songs that they do right before they put the Blessed Sacrament up in the Tabernacle. I was right in front only two steps away from the altar where the Blessed Sacrament was exposed and I was kneeled down face to the ground, when I did the meditation. Also when I came to, I just completely wasn't thinking and got nervous cause I wanted to move since Mass was about to start. I just stood straight up and not realizing my legs had fallen asleep. So when I stood up I fell right back down and I actually twisted my ankle. I have one of the gentleman that was there help me get up and sit me down on the first pew. And then I felt really funny hot like I was going to faint and that man that help me out was talking to me and he touched my arm but I could barely hear him talking to me and I barely felt his touch when he touched my arm. So in that instant not knowing what was going on I just offered up whatever was happening to me and the pain of my ankle to my Lord. Then after a little while I was okay. I felt like I wanted to faint but I'm not sure what was going on there I don't know if it was the pain from my ankle because I had Twisted it I heard it pop I thought I had broke it at first. But at that moment everything felt kind of dreamy. I couldn't hear anything but I can see everything in the church that was in front of me. I do have to admit I feel kind of embarrassed and then I felt bad because I had just asked the Lord for humility. All I can say is that at first it was scary, but awesome and I can't wait to do it again. I did give him praise and honor and glory for such an awesome experience. However I still had my moments of confusion and doubt also. The father that put up this video if you have any advice for me I am willing to take it cause I am still a little bit confused. I am confused but not letting go of my Lord at all for nothing I am not turning back to who I was and how I was, I only want to do his will. So if anyone knows how to get this message to him I would really appreciate it.

The three daily pillars of sanctity (according to Fr Ripperger) spiritual reading, meditation, and working on your preeminent fault.

I have searched for this forever. Thank you for this teaching. Why do you suppose Catholic meditation is not more widely known?

11:02 "The human mind can handle only one thing to think about". This is exactly my struggle with praying the rosary. How do you pray the prayers while meditating? I find if I focus on the prayers, I can't really meditate. And if I meditate, my imagination often takes over and the prayers are taken over by rote or muscle memory. I find it very difficult to try and hold both the words of the prayers and meditation at the same time (meditation being very shallow doing it this way).

What church is this at 21:01? Someone! Anyone?! It is so beautiful. Seriously, guys. I NEED TO KNOW!

Is the one speaking here is Father David Nix? Thank you Father. I just added you to my line up of favorite online priests such as Father Chad Ripperger, Father Goring, Father Donald Calloway, Father Cris Alar and Father Casey Cole ❤. The content of this video is so rich. I am buried with knowledge. By the way, I prayed 3 Hail Marys for you. May God bless you with all that you do.

3 hails Mary for the priest

I blend all the traditional and authentic Catholic mediation

Who are the chorus singers at the end of the video? (22:53) It's beautiful. Thank you for explaining so clear. God Bless.

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Who is the artist for the picture at 19:00?

Thank you Father! I was really looking for some guidance as I becomes less and less inclined to do Buddhist meditation. A question: in El Magnificat in Spanish we do not say magnify but glorify (Mi alma glorifica al Señor), do es the actual words and their meaning in a particular language change the lexio meditatio? Thank you and God bless 🙏🏻😊

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I know an older lady (70s) who is a militant Baptist but cannot attend church because of extreme noise anxiety/sensitivity. She had become very close to my family. We have spoken about Catholicism a little and even Mary and my mother invited her to Mass, but she’s is closed to the idea of each. Could she be taught these ways of meditation or would she even be capable of meditation being outside the Church? She doesn’t even know that what she believes is false. She really has no idea. Id love for this to be presented to her for the end goal being her finding the true faith. I’d love some opinions! thanks.

I shall try this.. my first confession ever, I was informed to prayer.. the SacredHeart Litany of Jesus, but I'm thinking more prayer. This I shall give try to.. pray for me.. the devil knows another new Catholic is afoot.

Could you do a video on the door of sanctity? What does it mean if someone experiences it? I have read some things that is Mary’s presence if someone smells unexplainable rose, floral, or perfume like scent. I have experienced it and one time it was at my dinner table in the kitchen I called my husband over and asked if he could smell it but he couldn’t. I’m not sure what this experience means. It has been happening a lot since last year.

Music at the beginning?

I have never been able to make any spiritual exercise work for me. I figure its because I am a conver and don't have any good Catholic Irish, Italian, Polish, Hispanic, or Filipino ancestors praying for me.

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This is why we should pray for priests . they change bread to the body of our savior Jesus Christ and the wine to the precious blood of Jesus. Remember the fisrt mass was said by Jesus. Does priests can save our souls from Hell. Pray for our priests.

It’s sooo cute!!! Keep going and ignore the haters!! They are all jealous.🫶🏻😊

Matthew 12:43. You quoted Jesus's description of unclean spirits.

I've been trying to do this but I can't keep my mind from going 100mph. Can anyone give me advice on what to do?

Ah, This vid has been up for over three years and only has 53 000 views. Vids with evil content get millions. The world rejects all that is holy.

Too New Age and Vatican ll

Why is centering prayer meditation wrong? Father Keating teaches it as the intention is on God.

We must all realize the Krishna consciousness within!

audio is horrible, and the ideas are not presented in a clear orderly fashion, you ramble a lot, this is an important topic, do another video with better preparation, maybe some charts to help understand

The video "How to meditate" quotes Jesus without citation. In journalism that's plagerism. The Apostle Paul summarised the sermon on the mount in Matthew 5 - 7 with his statement in Acts 20:35 by inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Holy ghost? Whattt , it is called holy spirit!!

Praised be Jesus Christ... stop making it so complicated... Watch your breath... count the inhales, then the exhales up to 10. begin again at 1. If your mind strays simply start again... no worries. Do this for 5, 10, 20 minutes a day... until you can do it without loosing track. Next count only the inhales or exhales, your choice... You have now doubled the time that you are PAYING ATTENTION... continue as before. At some point you will be inclined to let the counting go... Good. Now sit and simply "watch" your breathing and let the good Lord do the rest. this is the path to contemplation and genuine growth...

The authority is the Bible. Your quote was not given to Jesus. Paul wrote "Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." (Philippians 4:6)