From the Poustinia: A Daily Prayer Podcast

Another Monday, another Feast Day: this time it's February 2nd, Groundhog's Day also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple. That's a long title for a sweet and simple day. The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language of the Psalms occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The journey through John's Gospel continues . I'm using, among other resources, L. William Countryman's book, The Mystical Way in the Fourth Gospel (Morehourse, 1994). The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language of the Psalms occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Language Psalter...

The journey through John's Gospel continues . I'm using, among other resources, L. William Countryman's book, The Mystical Way in the Fourth Gospel (Morehourse, 1994). The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language of the Psalms occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Language Psalter⁠⁠⁠...

It's a feast day, which means Psalm 67 and a long reading from Acts. If you're lucky you might get knocked off your horse. Caveat emptor... The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language of the Psalms occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Language Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ and other resourc...

It's St. John, all the way down. Today's meditation references Sandra Schneider's Written That You May Believe (Crossroads, 2003). Today is all about the Samaritan woman at the well. The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language of the Psalms occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Lang...

We're starting a multi-week journey through the Gospel according to St. John today. I'm using, among other resources, L. William Countryman's book, The Mystical Way in the Fourth Gospel (Morehourse, 1994). Today's text is a funny little exchange about purification, "he must increase and I must decrease." The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plains...

For the feast of the Confession of St. Peter we're still in John, but the end of the text: John 21. The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language of the Psalms occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Language Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ and other resources. You can download a .pdf of the Psalter if yo...

We're starting a multi-week journey through the Gospel according to St. John today. I'm using, among other resources, L. William Countryman's book, The Mystical Way in the Fourth Gospel (Morehourse, 1994). Today's text is the Wedding at Cana: John 2:1-12. The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the langu...

We're starting a multi-week journey through the Gospel according to St. John today. I'm using, among other resources, L. William Countryman's book, The Mystical Way in the Fourth Gospel (Morehourse, 1994). Today's text is the "Come and See" story: John 1:35-42. The chant tone I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I mo...

We're starting a multi-week journey through the Gospel according to St. John today. I'm using, among other resources, L. William Countryman's book, The Mystical Way in the Fourth Gospel (Morehourse, 1994). Today's text is the Prologue of John's Gospel, Chapter 1:1-18. The chant tones I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I mo...

It's Psalm 103 today. The chant tones I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language of the Psalm occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Language Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and other resources. You can download a .pdf of the Psalter if you want to chant it along with me - that's one of the best ways to learn. Find out more...

Psalm 46 and Isaiah 49:1-7. The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Language Psalter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You're welcome to download a .pdf of the Psalter if you want to learn to chant along with me - that's the best way to learn! Learn more about me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Psalm 29 and a short meditation on the cedars of Lebanon for the Eve of the Epiphany. The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify the language occasionally using the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Language Psalter.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You're welcome to download a .pdf of the Psalter if you want to learn to chant along with me - that's the bes...

A stocking stuffer for aspiring poustiniaks: this is the Rev'd James Michael Joiner, founder of this podcast, chanting the service of Compline from the Book of Common Prayer. Compline - bedtime prayers in the monastic tradition - is a service that doesn't change from day to day (kinda like Jesus in Hebrews 13:8). It's a great way to learn how to chant - and once you've got Compline...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're looking at St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Ignatian tradition. The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalt...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're looking at St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Ignatian tradition. The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalte...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're looking at St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Ignatian tradition. The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're looking at St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Ignatian tradition. The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're looking at St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Ignatian tradition. The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're focusing on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brief Rule of St. Romuald⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're focusing on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Brief Rule of St. Romuald⁠⁠⁠⁠ . The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , alth...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're focusing on the ⁠⁠⁠Brief Rule of St. Romuald⁠⁠⁠ . The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're focusing on the ⁠Brief Rule of St. Romuald⁠ . The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠⁠ , although I modif...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week we're focusing on the Brief Rule of St. Romuald . The chants I'm using come from the ⁠⁠⁠Plainsong Psalter⁠⁠⁠ , although I modify th...

This Advent in the poustinia we're focusing on just one psalm every day: looking at it in its original context as Hebrew poetry, and then seeking to understand it in the context of the contemplative tradition as a doorway into silence and prayer. This week our guide is the anonymous 14th-Century author of the "Cloud of Unknowing," a classic guide to the contemplative life. I like Car...