• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Christian Church

Warrenville, IL

  • Home
  • Our Faith
  • About Us
    • Our Parish
    • Our Clergy
  • Contact and Directions
  • Services and Events
  • Homilies and Teachings
    • 2023 Homilies
    • 2022 Homilies
    • 2021 Homilies
    • 2020 Homilies
    • 2019 Homilies
    • 2018 Homilies
    • 2017 Homilies
    • 2016 Homilies
    • 2015 Homilies
  • Parish Life
    • Parish Life
    • Parish Ministries & Activities
    • Confession
    • Praying the Psalter
    • Daily Scripture Readings
    • Lives of the Saints
    • Choir

Praying the Psalter

Resources on Praying the Psalter

Two excellent resources for understanding the spiritual importance of the Psalms are Christ in the Psalms by Father Patrick Reardon, and Father Wilbur’s podcast series on Ancient Faith radio: Let My Prayer Arise. Another wonderful, more recent book is Shield of Psalmic Prayer by Donald Sheehan.

Quarterly Psalter Readings

The Psalter is often called the Prayer Book of the Church. Indeed, Christ Himself prayed the Psalms frequently. The following arrangement allows you to read the Psalter quarterly, with morning and evening Psalms chosen where possible in the tradition of Orthodox worship. The Septuagint (LXX) numbering is used.  Psalms are chosen according to Orthodox liturgical usage in morning and evening services, where possible.

Add this calendar to your phone with this link. You can find the Holy Transfiguration Monastery Psalter online in the sidebar menu of this website (scroll down and select Psalter LXX). You can purchase a pocket edition of the Psalter here.

March 2023

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • Psalm 94, 11
    Psalm 94, 11
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 56
    Psalm 56
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Also read at:

    • Mid-hour of the 6th Hour
• •
2
  • Psalm 95
    Psalm 95
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 107
    Psalm 107
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Also read at:

    • Mid-hour of the 6th Hour
• •
3
  • Psalm 97
    Psalm 97
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 77 v. 1-17
    Psalm 77 v. 1-17
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading ends with v. 17, "He divided the rock in the wilderness, and gave them to drink as in a great deep."

• •
4
  • Psalm 77 v. 18-34
    Psalm 77 v. 18-34
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 18, "He led forth water out of the rock, and brought down waters like rivers." It ends with v. 34, "And He slew their stout ones, and shackled the choice men of Israel."

  • Psalm 77 v. 35-49
    Psalm 77 v. 35-49
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 35, "In all these things they sinned the more, and believed not in His wonders." It ends with v. 49, "He had sent against them the dog-fly, and it devoured them; and the frog, and it destroyed them."

• •
5
  • Psalm 77 v. 50-62
    Psalm 77 v. 50-62
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 50, "And He had given to the cankerworm their fruits, and their labours to the locust." It ends with v. 62, "And they turned back and brake covenant, even as their fathers did; they became like unto a crooked bow."

  • Psalm 77 v. 63-77
    Psalm 77 v. 63-77
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 63, "And they provoked Him to wrath among their hills, and with their graven images they moved Him to jealousy." Read to the end of the psalm.

• •
6
  • Psalm 98
    Psalm 98
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 88 v. 1-17
    Psalm 88 v. 1-17
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading ends with v. 17, "For from the Lord is our defence, yea, from the Holy One of Israel, our King."

• •
7
  • Psalm 88 v. 18-35
    Psalm 88 v. 18-35
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 18, "At that time Thou spakest in a vision to Thy sons, and Thou didst say: I have bestowed help on one that is mighty, I have raised up one chosen out of My people." It ends with v. 35, "And His throne shall be as the sun before Me, and as the moon that is established for ever, and is a faithful witness in the sky."

  • Psalm 88 v. 36-50
    Psalm 88 v. 36-50
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 36, "But Thou hast cast off and brought to nought, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed." Read to the end of the psalm.

• •
8
  • Psalm 113
    Psalm 113
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 99
    Psalm 99
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• •
9
  • Psalm 106 v. 1-16
    Psalm 106 v. 1-16
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    The psalm ends with v. 16, "For He shattered the gates of brass, and brake the bars of iron."

  • Psalm 106 v. 17-31
    Psalm 106 v. 17-31
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 17, "He helped them out of the way of their lawlessness; for on account of their iniquities had they been brought low." It ends with v. 31, "[And they were glad, because they were quiet, and He guided them to the haven of His will.] Let them give thanks unto the Lord for His mercies, and for His wondrous works for the sons of men."

• •
10
  • Psalm 106 v. 32-43
    Psalm 106 v. 32-43
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 32, "Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people, and in the seat of the elders let them praise Him." Read to the end of the Psalm.

  • Psalm 63
    Psalm 63
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• •
11
  • Psalm 67 v. 1-12
    Psalm 67 v. 1-12
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading ends with v. 12, "The Lord shall give speech with great power to them that bring good tidings."

    The beginning verses of this Psalm is sung all through Pascha and the forty days following Pascha as a clear prophecy fulfilled in the Resurrection of Christ.

  • Psalm 67 v. 13-27
    Psalm 67 v. 13-27
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 13, "He that is the King of the hosts of His beloved one shall divide the spoils for the beauty of the house." It ends with v. 27, "In congregations bless ye God, the Lord from the wellsprings of Israel."

    The beginning verses of this Psalm is sung all through Pascha and the forty days following Pascha as a clear prophecy fulfilled in the Resurrection of Christ.

• •
12
  • Psalm 67 v. 28-35
    Psalm 67 v. 28-35
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 28, "Yonder is Benjamin the younger in rapture, the princes of Judah their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthalim." Read to the end of the psalm.

    The beginning verses of this Psalm is sung all through Pascha and the forty days following Pascha as a clear prophecy fulfilled in the Resurrection of Christ.

  • Psalm 68 v. 1-14
    Psalm 68 v. 1-14
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading ends with v. 14, "And I made sackcloth my clothing, and I became a proverb to them."

    Also read at:

    • Holy Friday Royal Hours 9th Hour
• •
13
  • Psalm 68 v. 15-26
    Psalm 68 v. 15-26
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 15, "And they prated against me, they that sit in the gates; and they made a song about me, they that drink wine." It ends with v. 26, "And they gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink."

    Also read at:

    • Holy Friday Royal Hours 9th Hour
  • Psalm 68 v. 27-41
    Psalm 68 v. 27-41
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 27, "Let their table before them be for a snare, for a recompense and for a stumbling-block."  Read to the end of the psalm.

    Also read at:

    • Holy Friday Royal Hours 9th Hour
• •
14
  • Psalm 104 v. 1-15
    Psalm 104 v. 1-15
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading ends with v. 15, "Saying: Touch not Mine anointed ones, and to My prophets do no evil."

  • Psalm 104 v. 16-34
    Psalm 104 v. 16-34
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 16, "And He called a famine upon the land, He brake all the staff of bread." It ends with v. 34, "And devoured all the grass in their land, and devoured all the fruit of their land."

• •
15
  • Psalm 104 v. 35-44
    Psalm 104 v. 35-44
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 35, "And He smote every firstborn of their land, the firstlings of all their labour." Read to the end of the psalm.

  • Psalm 9 v. 1-14
    Psalm 9 v. 1-14
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading ends with v. 14, "That I may declare all Thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion. We will rejoice in Thy salvation."

• •
16
  • Psalm 9 v. 15-27
    Psalm 9 v. 15-27
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 15, "The heathen are ensnared in the destruction which they have wrought; in this snare which they hid hath their foot been caught." It ends with v. 27, "With cursing is his mouth filled, and with bitterness and deceit; under his tongue are toil and travail."

  • Psalm 9 v. 28-38
    Psalm 9 v. 28-38
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 28, "He sitteth in ambush with the rich in secret places, that he may slay the innocent; his eyes are set upon the poor man." Read to the end of the psalm.

• •
17
  • Psalm 81, 147
    Psalm 81, 147
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 12
    Psalm 12
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Also read at:

    • Great Compline
• •
18
  • Psalm 145, 13
    Psalm 145, 13
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    Psalm 145 is also read at:

    • Typika
  • Psalm 151
    Psalm 151
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    The heading of this Psalm reads in the LXX: "This Psalm Is One Written By David's Own Hand, Though It Is Not Numbered With The One Hundred and Fifty Psalms. Composed When He Fought In Single Combat With Goliath."

• •
19
  • Psalm 66, 53
    Psalm 66, 53
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    Psalm 66 is also read at:

    • Nativity Royal Hours 3rd Hour

    Psalm 53 is also read at:

    • 6th Hour
    • Holy Friday Royal Hours 6th Hour
  • Psalm 146
    Psalm 146
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• •
20
  • Psalm 101 v. 1-16
    Psalm 101 v. 1-16
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading ends with v. 16, "For the Lord shall build up Sion, and He shall be seen in His glory."
    Also read at:

    • Great Compline
  • Psalm 101 v. 17-28
    Psalm 101 v. 17-28
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 17, "He hat regarded the prayer of the humble, and hath not despised their supplication."  Read to the end of the psalm.

    Also read at:

    • Great Compline
• •
21
  • Psalm 105 v. 1-16
    Psalm 105 v. 1-16
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading ends with v. 16, "And He gave them their request, and sent forth fulness into their souls."

  • Psalm 105 v. 17-31
    Psalm 105 v. 17-31
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 17, "And they provoked Moses in the camp, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord." It ends with v. 31, "And it was counted unto him for righteousness, unto generation and generation for evermore."

• •
22
  • Psalm 105 v. 32-47
    Psalm 105 v. 32-47
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading begins with v. 32, "And they provoked Him at the water of gainsaying, and Moses suffered hurt for their sakes; for they embittered his spirit, and he gave judgment with his lips." Read to the end of the psalm.

  • Psalm 57
    Psalm 57
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• •
23
  • Psalm 2, 86
    Psalm 2, 86
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    Psalm 2 is also read at:

    • Holy Friday Royal Hours 1st Hour

    Psalm 86 is also read at:

    • Nativity Royal Hours 3rd Hour
  • Psalm 115
    Psalm 115
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• •
24
  • Psalm 14, 15
    Psalm 14, 15
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 137
    Psalm 137
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Also read at:

    • Mid-hour of the 9th Hour
• •
25
  • Psalm 108 v. 1-19
    Psalm 108 v. 1-19
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reads ends with v. 19, "This is the dealing of the Lord with them that slander me, and with them that speak evil things against my soul."
    Also read at:

    • Holy Friday Royal Hours 3rd Hour
  • Psalm 108 v. 20-30
    Psalm 108 v. 20-30
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reads begins with v. 20, "But Thou, O Lord, O Lord, deal Thou with me for Thy Name's sake; for Thy mercy is good."  Read to the end of the psalm.

    Also read at:

    • Holy Friday Royal Hours 3rd Hour
• •
26
  • Psalm 46, 136
    Psalm 46, 136
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 10
    Psalm 10
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• •
27
  • Psalm 47, 109
    Psalm 47, 109
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    Psalm 109 is also read at:

    • Nativity Royal Hours 9th Hour
  • Psalm 111
    Psalm 111
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• •
28
  • Psalm 117 v. 1-16
    Psalm 117 v. 1-16
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This readings ends with v. 16, "The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength, the right hand of the Lord hath exalted me, the right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength."
    "God is the Lord" during Orthros is taken from this Psalm.

  • Psalm 117 v. 17-30
    Psalm 117 v. 17-30
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This readings begins with v. 17, "I shall not die, but live, and I shall tell of the works of the Lord." Read to the end of the psalm.

    "God is the Lord" during Orthros is taken from this Psalm.

• •
29
  • Psalm 52, 114
    Psalm 52, 114
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 112
    Psalm 112
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Also read at:

    • Mid-hour of the 9th Hour
• •
30
  • Psalm 8
    Psalm 8
    6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Psalm 60
    Psalm 60
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Also read at:

    • Mid-hour of the 3rd Hour
• •
31
  • Psalm 51 v. 1-7
    Psalm 51 v. 1-7
    6:00 am - 7:00 am

    This reading ends with v. 7, "Lo, this is the man that made not God his helper, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his vanity."

  • Psalm 51 v. 8-9
    Psalm 51 v. 8-9
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    This reading begins with v. 8, "But as for me, I am like a fruitful olive tree in the house of the Lord; I have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, and unto the ages of ages." Read to the end of the psalm.

• •

Copyright © 2023 · Wellness Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in