When I get to the Psalms is like reaching the door of a very special place, a big and heavy door that some days I'm able to move and peak at the glory and grace and some days I can barely move it. I would go for Psalms, Ephraim psalms and Jesus prayer for a prayer rule if it was up to me, this are the ones that really dig into my hardened heart.
I like using the daily Psalter Order in the Book of Common Prayer, but using a Septuagint translation, along with the prayer rule. That comes from years of using a 1928 BCP with the KJV and Apocrypha every day. Using the family prayers and substituting the Penitential Rite for Compline, I had sort of a Matins, a Vespers, a Compline, and prayers at awakening and sleeping. There are the two Western Rite Orthodox versions of the Book of Common Prayer, but I prefer just praying the Psalter through in a month with the prayer rule.
Very interesting video, Raphael. Metropolitan Neophytos of Morfou commented (quite astutely) in one of his Greek sermons that there should be a core group of people (or even one person) in every parish who regularly pray the psalms, especially these days. He recommended using the usual beginning (Through the prayers of our holy fathers... O Heavenly King... Trisagion through Our Father etc.) followed by two kathismata of the Psalter, and then before the dismissal read the small commemoration of the living and the departed (I'm not sure exactly what this is, but it could be the one found in the Jordanville prayer book at the end of morning prayers: "Remember, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, Thy mercies and compassions which are from the ages..." or perhaps the one that is said at the end of readers' Small Compline: "O Lord, forgive those that hate and wrong us. Do good to those that do good...") I was also once recommended to read the Six Psalms from Matins as part of morning prayers. Best advice ever from a priest. Amazing psalms. God bless!
I agree wholeheartedly! In fact, I'll talk to my priest about starting a group to do that in our parish! As for the 6 psalms of matins, they are part of the morning rule in the Newrome book!
I love reading the Psalter and do it in several ways. 1.During non-fast seasons I usually read a short prayer rule and add a stasis every evening and morning according to the date of a month (20 Kathismata x 3 stases = 60 pieces which if read twice a day cover a month). I've taken this idea of the division of psalms in the recently published Anglican New Coverdale Psalter and find it really practical. 2.During fasts I replace my usual morning and evening prayer rules with Kathismata, one at a time. I also pray for the clergy (after the 1st stasis), the living (after the 2nd) and the dead (3rd), and before the final Kathisma prayer I read an excerpt from the Scripture. It takes 10 days to read all the 20 Kathismata. 3.The 3rd way I usually do during Lent - reading 3 Kathismata a day (along with the commemorations after each stasis and the Holy Scripture reading) and turning them, thus, into my evening, morning and mid-day prayer rules.
Psalms are such a common place in Orthodox worship, that incorporating them into one's prayer rule is just another way of participating in the life of the church. Would love it, if a book came out giving people info on which psalms would good to read in different situations. Such as psalms to guide one's thoughts for example
There are some sources out there that have recommendations for the use of psalms and given situations. I seem to remember somewhere in my collection there is a list such as that from one of the saints of our church. I'll have to dig around and see if I can find it.
@@OrthodoxReview Thank you, and the only Saint I can think of at the moment who mentions the psalms and their use for specific situations is St. Athanasius of Alexandria and his letter to Marcellinus.
Just an FYI for anyone that might care, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association publishes a book titled, "Words of Wisdom," that has Psalms and Proverbs divided up over a 31 day period. There are 31 Proverbs, and 150 Psalms numbered according to the KJV. That gives 5 Psalms a day, and one Proverb a day, except for the 26th day where the lengthy 119th Psalm is the only Psalm for the 26th day. No prayers or other material is part of the daily readings. Not designed to be a prayer book per se, but it could still be used for that purpose if a person wanted to utilize those divisions and material in their devotions. For me, right now, I am experimenting with the 20 Kathisma division in the Psalter for Prayer, published by Holy Trinity Publications in Jordanville, New York, that has a weekly cycle, plus the Rite for singing the twelve psalms at the back. However, I have used the book referred to above before I found other options, and still like the way it is spread out over a 31 day period. The 5 daily Psalms can also be organized for Morning, Noon, Evening, Bedtime, and Midnight, if so desired.
You border on pure Lectio Divina sir. Almost. Well, if you spoke better. Maybe try an impression of Kalistos Ware while you make these. Oh who are we kidding. Very informative though. 😂
When I get to the Psalms is like reaching the door of a very special place, a big and heavy door that some days I'm able to move and peak at the glory and grace and some days I can barely move it.
I would go for Psalms, Ephraim psalms and Jesus prayer for a prayer rule if it was up to me, this are the ones that really dig into my hardened heart.
I like using the daily Psalter Order in the Book of Common Prayer, but using a Septuagint translation, along with the prayer rule. That comes from years of using a 1928 BCP with the KJV and Apocrypha every day. Using the family prayers and substituting the Penitential Rite for Compline, I had sort of a Matins, a Vespers, a Compline, and prayers at awakening and sleeping. There are the two Western Rite Orthodox versions of the Book of Common Prayer, but I prefer just praying the Psalter through in a month with the prayer rule.
That’s what I do. More specifically, do three psalms a day as well as am and pm prayers.
Very interesting video, Raphael. Metropolitan Neophytos of Morfou commented (quite astutely) in one of his Greek sermons that there should be a core group of people (or even one person) in every parish who regularly pray the psalms, especially these days. He recommended using the usual beginning (Through the prayers of our holy fathers... O Heavenly King... Trisagion through Our Father etc.) followed by two kathismata of the Psalter, and then before the dismissal read the small commemoration of the living and the departed (I'm not sure exactly what this is, but it could be the one found in the Jordanville prayer book at the end of morning prayers: "Remember, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, Thy mercies and compassions which are from the ages..." or perhaps the one that is said at the end of readers' Small Compline: "O Lord, forgive those that hate and wrong us. Do good to those that do good...")
I was also once recommended to read the Six Psalms from Matins as part of morning prayers. Best advice ever from a priest. Amazing psalms. God bless!
I agree wholeheartedly! In fact, I'll talk to my priest about starting a group to do that in our parish! As for the 6 psalms of matins, they are part of the morning rule in the Newrome book!
I love reading the Psalter and do it in several ways.
1.During non-fast seasons I usually read a short prayer rule and add a stasis every evening and morning according to the date of a month (20 Kathismata x 3 stases = 60 pieces which if read twice a day cover a month). I've taken this idea of the division of psalms in the recently published Anglican New Coverdale Psalter and find it really practical.
2.During fasts I replace my usual morning and evening prayer rules with Kathismata, one at a time. I also pray for the clergy (after the 1st stasis), the living (after the 2nd) and the dead (3rd), and before the final Kathisma prayer I read an excerpt from the Scripture. It takes 10 days to read all the 20 Kathismata.
3.The 3rd way I usually do during Lent - reading 3 Kathismata a day (along with the commemorations after each stasis and the Holy Scripture reading) and turning them, thus, into my evening, morning and mid-day prayer rules.
Psalms are such a common place in Orthodox worship, that incorporating them into one's prayer rule is just another way of participating in the life of the church. Would love it, if a book came out giving people info on which psalms would good to read in different situations. Such as psalms to guide one's thoughts for example
There are some sources out there that have recommendations for the use of psalms and given situations. I seem to remember somewhere in my collection there is a list such as that from one of the saints of our church. I'll have to dig around and see if I can find it.
@@OrthodoxReview Thank you, and the only Saint I can think of at the moment who mentions the psalms and their use for specific situations is St. Athanasius of Alexandria and his letter to Marcellinus.
That's probably what I'm thinking of
And of course Psalms are frequently inserted just after the usual beginning where we say, "O, come let us...."
Just an FYI for anyone that might care, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association publishes a book titled, "Words of Wisdom," that has Psalms and Proverbs divided up over a 31 day period. There are 31 Proverbs, and 150 Psalms numbered according to the KJV. That gives 5 Psalms a day, and one Proverb a day, except for the 26th day where the lengthy 119th Psalm is the only Psalm for the 26th day. No prayers or other material is part of the daily readings. Not designed to be a prayer book per se, but it could still be used for that purpose if a person wanted to utilize those divisions and material in their devotions.
For me, right now, I am experimenting with the 20 Kathisma division in the Psalter for Prayer, published by Holy Trinity Publications in Jordanville, New York, that has a weekly cycle, plus the Rite for singing the twelve psalms at the back. However, I have used the book referred to above before I found other options, and still like the way it is spread out over a 31 day period. The 5 daily Psalms can also be organized for Morning, Noon, Evening, Bedtime, and Midnight, if so desired.
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You border on pure Lectio Divina sir.
Almost.
Well, if you spoke better.
Maybe try an impression of Kalistos Ware while you make these.
Oh who are we kidding.
Very informative though.
😂