• Daily Prayer for the Feast of the Presentation
    Feb 2 2026

    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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.

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    11 mins
  • Daily Prayer for Friday (John 6:1-15)
    Jan 30 2026

    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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.

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    12 mins
  • Daily Prayer for Wednesday (John 5:19-30)
    Jan 28 2026

    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠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.

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    13 mins
  • Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
    Jan 26 2026

    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 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.

    Learn more about me and my work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nathanlerud.com⁠

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    7 mins
  • Daily Prayer for Friday (John 4:16-26)
    Jan 23 2026

    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 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.

    Learn more about me and my work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nathanlerud.com⁠

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    13 mins
  • Daily Prayer for Wednesday (John 3:22-30)
    Jan 21 2026

    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 you want to chant it along with me - that's one of the best ways to learn.

    Learn more about me and my work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nathanlerud.com⁠

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    10 mins
  • Daily Prayer for Monday (Feast of the Confession of St Peter)
    Jan 19 2026

    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 you want to chant it along with me - that's one of the best ways to learn.

    Find out more about me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nathanlerud.com⁠

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    12 mins
  • Daily Prayer for Friday (John 2:1-12)
    Jan 16 2026

    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 language of the Psalms 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.

    The mew you hear in the background is Mungo. Find out more about me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.nathanlerud.com⁠

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    12 mins