Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage

09/08/2026

Spiritual practices from the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at Washington National Cathedral

09/08/2026

Join us this evening at 5:30 pm ET on Facebook Live for an hour of contemplative practices. For the first half hour, we'll practice Lectio Divina, holy reading, using the gospel lesson for the coming Sunday. You can find the lesson here:

https://lectionary.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary-post/80?date=2026-09-13&year=Year%20A%20%2F%20II

At 6 pm we move to Centering Prayer with a brief reading/reflection followed by 20 minutes of shared silence.

September 13, 2026GreenSixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 19The Collect:O God, because without you we are not able to please you mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,...

09/01/2026

Oops— spoke too soon. No Lectio or Centering Prayer tonight (September 1) due to a family emergency.

09/01/2026

It's September and we're back!!! Join us this evening at 5:30 pm ET for an hour of spiritual practices. From 5:30 - 6 pm Lectio Divina invites us to reflect on the wisdom we're gleening from a word or phrase in scripture. At 6 pm we move into a time of shared silence, prefaced by a brief reading and reflection about contemplative prayer. Join us for one or both of these offerings. The scripture (psalm and gospel lesson) we'll use for tonight's Lectio Divina can be found here: https://lectionary.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary-post/130?date=2026-09-06&year=Year%20A%20%2F%20I

08/25/2026

Still on a break this week. Lectio and Centering Prayer return September 1 at 5:30 and 6 pm ET, respectively.

08/18/2026

It's summer holiday time so no Lectio Divina or Centering Prayer for the next 2 weeks. See you September 1!

08/11/2026

Spiritual practices from the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at Washington National Cathedral

08/11/2026

Join us this evening at 5:30 pm ET for an hour of spiritual practices. From 5:30 - 6 pm Lectio Divina invites us to reflect on the wisdom we're gleening from a word or phrase in scripture. At 6 pm we move into a time of shared silence, prefaced by a brief reading and reflection about contemplative prayer. Join us for one or both of these offerings. The reading can be found here: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary/proper-15a/

08/04/2026

Spiritual practices from the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage at Washington National Cathedral

08/04/2026

Join us this evening at 5:30 pm ET on Facebook Live for an hour of contemplative practices. For the first half hour, we'll practice Lectio Divina, holy reading, using the gospel lesson for the coming Sunday. You can find the lesson here:
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary/proper-14a/
At 6 pm we move to Centering Prayer with a brief reading/reflection followed by 20 minutes of silent prayer and meditation.