Temperament and Liturgical Prayer

Symbols of the Eucharist
Prayer and Temperament typology

 

 

FEELING
Feeling Function and the Community of Believers
RELATIONSHIP

 

THINKING
Thinking Function and the Word of God
COMMUNICATION

 

SENSING
Sensing Function and the Cross
TACTIL

 

INTUITIVE
iNtuitive Function and the Ritual Meal
INSIGHT / REFLECTION

The Holy Eucharist provides us with a union with the Risen Lord by means of four living symbols: Community, Word, Cross, Meal. These correspond to the four psychological functions of 

Feeling (Community of Believers), 

Thinking (Word),

Sensing (Cross), and 

iNtuition (Meal).

We celebrate the real presence of Jesus through the coming together of the Community of believers. 

Read Matthew 18:20.  

We contemplate the Word of God from the Sacred Scriptures. 
Augustine says that when we proclaim the Word of God in the Eucharist we are just as much in the presence of the Holy Spirit as we are in union with Christ when we partake of the Eucharistic bread and cup. 
We commemorate the Paschal mystery of the Cross. 

Read 1 Corinthians 11:26.  

We anticipate the heavenly banquet of eternity through the ritual meal of holy Communion. 

Read 1 Corinthians 10:16

Community of Believers / Real Presence - Celebrate - Read - Feeling

Word of God - Contemplate - Meditate - Thinking

Cross / Paschal Mystery - Commemorate - Pray - Sensing

Ritual Meal / Heavenly Banquet - Anticipate - Contemplate - iNtuition

 

Apply the four steps of Lectio Divina to the Scripture passages listed in the following prayer suggestions...

Prayer suggestion 1

Prayer suggestion 2

Prayer suggestion 3

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