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Psalter Group Sign-Ups {Nativity 2019}

Tis the season for our Psalter Groups again! Yay! For those of  you not familiar with these groups, here’s a quick rundown:The Psalter is the book of Psalms broken up into twenty sections called kathismata.  People are placed in groups of twenty, one person per kathisma.  Each person begins their readings for Day 1 of 40 on a different kathisma.  For example, I’ll read 1, you’ll read 2, Mary will read 3, and so on.  Between each group, the ENTIRE Psalter is read every day during the fast!  We normally get between 5 and 6 groups so that means it’s read 5 or 6 times a day.  That’s incredible!Many of our saints, including the greats like St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil have written many things on the importance of daily Psalter reading and these groups are a wonderful way to make praying the psalms a part of our daily routine, not just during the fasts but year round. It's a warm feeling knowing you're praying along with other Orthodox faithful all around the world.So if you’re interested in joining us, please leave YOUR BAPTISMAL NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS in the comment section of this post. Be sure to leave BOTH because I oftentimes use your email address to differentiate between others with the same name.I will have the groups and everyone’s assigned readings up between by November 14 end of day to give everyone time to sign up. But don’t worry, if you stumble upon this post after the fast has begun, you can still sign up. It’s never too late to join in!If you don't already have a copy of my latest book, Songs of Praise: A Psalter Devotional for Orthodox Women, click here to view a flip-thru of the book and to order your copy. Be sure to check out the hashtag #songsofpraisebook on Instagram to see what other women have to say about it! <3You can also use the Book of Psalms in your Bible for your daily readings! Looking forward to another wonderful year of groups with all of you!