Psalter Group Assignments {Nativity 2018}

Our Psalter Groups begin tomorrow! Not to worry if you haven't signed up yet. Simply leave your baptismal name and email address in the comment section of THIS post!It’s such a blessing for me to organize these groups and to watch so many of you find comfort in the psalms.  This is our tenth year doing this together and many of you have been with me from the beginning and I am so grateful that God gives me this opportunity each year.  There is so much power in prayer and I know many of you know this from experience by the emails I receive from those of you who participate.  Thank you again for being a part of this community of prayer!  I always look forward to this time with you.  <3During this time we should also take extra care to abstain from unholy things or things that distract us from God and the upcoming feast.  Stretch out your hand to those in need and comfort those around you who need comforting.  Embrace all that God intended for this season to be.I'm so excited that many of you will be praying along using my new book, SONGS OF PRAISE: A Psalter Devotional for Orthodox Women this year. There's plenty of journaling pages and extra wide margins to keep track of the names of your group members, along with any other thoughts or notes or inspiration you find within the psalms.  The prayers we say before reading are also included along with lots of wisdom from the saints on why reading the Psalter is so beneficial.Check out the following hashtags on social media to join other women who are praying along with you this year. And if you share any photos of your Psalter devotional in action, please use the hashtags so we can follow along with you!

• #psaltergroups
• #songsofpraisebook
• #sistersinthepsalms
• #journalingthepsalms
• #psalterdevotional

Without further ado, here are the assigned readings for the 2018 Nativity season!Names are numbered in order of what kathisma you begin on.*Be sure to look through all the lists for your name. It will be as you signed up. There are a lot of Mary’s, Maria’s, Katherine’s, etc.  Even less common names are often duplicated!  Make sure you’re looking at the right one!  I included usernames or emails wherever I could to make it a bit easier.  PLEASE read through the all of the groups until you’re sure you found your name.  If you’re not positive, leave a comment and I will clarify.Once you find your name, you will see what Kathisma (set of Psalms) you start with.  If you’re number 18 in your group you’ll start on Kathisma 18 on Day 1.  On Day 2, you’ll read Kathisma 19,  Day 3,  Kathisma 20 and so on. Then the following day you’ll start on Kathisma 1.  Make sense? If not, be sure to ask in the comments!Before beginning to read your assigned kathisma, please recite the Trisagion prayers (and the prayer at the bottom of this post if you choose):

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.O heavenly King, O Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who art in all places and fillest all things; Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O gracious Lord.Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. (Thrice)Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities for thy Name’s sake.Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.

At the end of each kathisma please recite the following:

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to you, O God. (twice)Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Glory to you, O God our hope, O Lord, glory to You. Lord have mercy on (name of each person in your group).

******People in the last group, please check back periodically since more people will most likely be added to your group, so you can add their names to your prayer list.  And as always, if you have any questions at all, let me know!Don’t become discouraged if you miss some, it takes time to build a habit and anything you read is more than you would have read if you hadn’t signed up! Kali Dynami!Readings  (The Psalm numbers before each Kathisma are for people following along from the book of Psalms in their Bible)

1. Day 1– Psalms 1-8 (Kathisma 1)
2. Day 2– Psalms 9-17 (Kathisma 2)
3. Day 3– Psalms 18-24 (Kathisma 3)
4. Day 4–Psalms 25-32 (Kathisma 4)
5. Day 5– Psalms 33-37 (Kathisma 5)
6. Day 6– Psalms 38-46 (Kathisma 6)
7. Day 7– Psalms 47-55 (Kathisma 7)
8. Day 8– Psalms 56-64 (Kathisma 8)
9. Day 9– Psalms 65-70 (Kathisma 9)
10. Day 10– Psalms 71-77 (Kathisma 10)
11. Day 11– Psalms 78-85 (Kathisma 11)
12. Day 12– Psalms 86-91 (Kathisma 12)
13. Day 13– Psalms 92-101 (Kathisma 13)
14. Day 14– Psalms 102-105 (Kathisma 14)
15. Day 15– Psalms 106-109 (Kathisma 15)
16. Day 16– Psalms 110-118 (Kathisma 16)
17. Day 17– Psalms 119 (Kathisma 17)
18. Day 18– Psalms 120-134 (Kathisma 18)
19. Day 19– Psalms 135-143 (Kathisma 19)
20. Day 20– Psalms 144-150 (Kathisma 20)
21. Day 21–start over

Group One

1. Fotini (fotinik321)
2. Kalliope T.
3. Irene V.
4. Neratzoula
5. Presbytera Kyranna
6. Sevasti P.
7. Jennifer W.
8. Matushka Constantina
9. Chrysovalantou
10. Sevasti L.
11. Sevasti H.
12. Despina (Jamie)
13. Maria (Linda)
14. Emilia (offmillie)
15. Ruth
16. Nina (Shelby)
17. Aglaia
18. Maria (Ditsou)
19. Christina (Siounis)
20. Mary (April)

Group Two

1. Isidora
2. Ekaterini (Loucas)
3. Melissa P.
4. Marina (Kelly)
5. Catherine (Janice)
6. Kyriake (Llana)
7. Lydia (Len)
8. Halina
9. Lois
10. Charis (Holli)
11. Emilia (emiliabeth)
12. Nonna (Kara)
13. Andrea (dziadul)
14. Maria (Lipan)
15. Angeliki (Aliki)
16. Elisavet (Elie)
17. Jill Marie
18. Presbytera Roxana Nicoleta
19. Christina (Kristy)
20. Lynne Ann

Group Three

1. Anna (Mylissa)
2. Christina (Carmon)
3. Sophia (sophy1718)
4. Xenia (Amanda)
5. Sophia K.
6. Silvia (Veronica)
7. Elisabeth (Lisa)
8. Patricia (naturalmom)
9. Daniella
10. Mary (Carrie)
11. Ana
12. Monica Mihaela
13. Rebecca (Clark)
14. Nicole Marie
15. Ioana Teodora
16. Stephanie (Strubis)
17. Juliana-Sabrina
18. Olga (Tammy)
19. Patricia (patdrel)
20. Kyriaki (Kiki)

Group Four

1. Antonina
2. Sara (Jayne)
3. Syra
4. Panayiota (Teresa)
5. Elena (Vases)
6. Anastasia (Stasia)
7. Erene
8. Athanasia
9. Sofia C.
10. Samantha
11. Marie-Elaine
12. Ava-Marie
13. Sonia S.
14. Asemeni and Savina
15. Kathryn
16. Fotini (Janet)
17. Melissa (Williams)
18. Anastasia (alsamouris)
19. Anna (annamengwang)
20. Foteini

Group Five

1. Marie (Annette)
2. Laura (lolomommy)
3. Irene (Linda)
4. Mary (Laura)
5. Juliana (Candace)
6. Matushka Joanna
7. Helen (brady)
8. Isidora (Melanie)
9. Natalija
10. Maria P.
11. Cara Maria
12. Megan Michelle
13. Constantina (Tina)
14. Maria (Melanie)
15. Anna Maria
16. Genevieve
17. Sarah S.
18. Catherine (Tara)
19. Panagiota (Penny)
20. Maria N.

Group Six

1. Athanasia (Trudy)
2. Kiriaki (Beba)
3. Rachel
4. Ita (Stephanie)
5. Valentina
6. Ann (Karen)
7. Pania Daria
8. Marina (Carlin)
9. Mary (Courtney)
10. Rebekah (Brown)
11. Tabitha
12. Andra Maria
13. Elizabeth
14. Ioana-Victoria
15. Maria S.
16. Evangelia
17. Brigid (Natasha)
18. Mary (Amanda)
19. Mary T.
20. Teresa

Group Seven (keep checking back until your group fills to 20 so you have all the names of women to pray for!)

1. Olga (April)
2. Theodora
3. Your Name Goes Here! Leave your baptismal name and email in the comment section of THIS post!