Reading the Psalter
During the 40-day Nativity Fast, we will read one Kathisma from the Psalter as part of our daily prayer. There are a total of 20 Kathismata, so each person will go through the entire Psalter twice during the fast. We will stagger the Kathismata so each person reads a different one every day, and if 20 people participate, the entire Psalter will be read between them daily. The goal of this exercise is to help us increase our daily prayer during the Nativity Fast while becoming familiar with the Book of Psalms.
If you are interested in participating, please:
- Provide your baptismal/prayer name.
- Starting on Nov. 15th, incorporate your assigned Kathisma in your daily prayer, per the attached spreadsheet.
- Each kathisma takes about 20 minutes to read.
- Attached is a suggestion on a prayer rule.
- At the end of your prayer, please include everyone participating in your prayer: "Lord have mercy on your servants..." and go through the list of baptismal/prayer names (no last names).
- You can read the kathisma any time of the day, and if you miss one, just pick it up the next day.
Follow this link to download a copy of the Psalter.
Follow this link to download instructions to praying the Psalter at home.