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From the Poustinia: A Daily Prayer Podcast

by Nathan LeRud

A simple way to build a bit of silence and chant into your day. "From the Poustinia" features a simplified service of morning prayer using the resources of the Book of Common Prayer (1979) in plainsong chant. I also draw on the Episcopal Church's "Hymnal 1982", the Plainsong Psalter and other resources. Each day features a chanted psalm, a reading from scripture, often a short reflection or guided spiritual practice, followed by prayers and silence. Join me in praying from the Poustinia.

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  1. Daily Prayer for the Feast of the Presentation

    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…

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  2. Daily Prayer for Friday (John 6:1-15)

    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…

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  3. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (John 5:19-30)

    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…

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  4. Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul

    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...

  5. Daily Prayer for Friday (John 4:16-26)

    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…

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  6. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (John 3:22-30)

    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...

  7. Daily Prayer for Monday (Feast of the Confession of St Peter)

    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...

  8. Daily Prayer for Friday (John 2:1-12)

    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...

  9. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (John 1:35-42)

    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...

  10. Monday in the First Week after the Epiphany

    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…

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  11. Daily Prayer for Wednesday after Epiphany (January 7, 2026)

    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...

  12. Feast of the Epiphany (Tuesday, January 6th)

    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...

  13. Eve of the Epiphany (Monday, January 5th)

    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...

  14. Compline for Christmas

    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…

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  15. Daily Prayer for Friday (Advent III)

    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...

  16. Daily Prayer for Thursday (Advent III)

    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...

  17. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (Advent III)

    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...

  18. Daily Prayer for Tuesday (Advent III)

    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...

  19. Daily Prayer for Monday (Advent III)

    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...

  20. Daily Prayer for Friday (Advent II)

    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...

  21. Daily Prayer for Thursday (Advent II)

    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...

  22. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (Advent II)

    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…

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  23. Daily Prayer for Tuesday (Advent II)

    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....

  24. Daily Prayer for Monday (Advent II)

    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....

  25. Daily Prayer for Friday (Advent 1)

    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...

  26. Daily Prayer for Thursday (Advent 1)

    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...

  27. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (Advent 1)

    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...

  28. Daily Prayer for Tuesday (Advent 1)

    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...

  29. Daily Prayer for St. Andrew's Day (Monday in Advent 1)

    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...

  30. Daily Prayer for Friday (Proper 29)

    Into the Psalms this week! As a little holiday break from Matthew we're spending each day with one of the Psalms of Ascent. Check out the poll and let me know where you'd like to go when Advent starts - just a short week away! Poll launches (hopefully, if Spotify fixes it) tomorrow. Learn more...

  31. Daily Prayer for Thursday (Proper 29)

    Into the Psalms this week! As a little holiday break from Matthew we're spending each day with one of the Psalms of Ascent. Check out the poll and let me know where you'd like to go when Advent starts - just a short week away! Poll launches (hopefully, if Spotify fixes it) tomorrow. Learn more...

  32. Daily Prayer for Wednesday

    Into the Psalms this week! As a little holiday break from Matthew we're spending each day with one of the Psalms of Ascent. Check out the poll and let me know where you'd like to go when Advent starts - just a short week away! Learn more about me at ⁠www.nathanlerud.com

  33. Daily Prayer for Tuesday (Proper 29)

    Into the Psalms this week! As a little holiday break from Matthew we're spending each day with one of the Psalms of Ascent. Check out the poll and let me know where you'd like to go when Advent starts - just a short week away! Poll launches (hopefully, if Spotify fixes it) tomorrow. Learn more...

  34. Daily Prayer for Monday (Proper 29)

    Into the Psalms this week! As a little holiday break from Matthew we're spending each day with one of the Psalms of Ascent. Check out the poll and let me know where you'd like to go when Advent starts - just a short week away! Poll launches (hopefully, if Spotify fixes it) tomorrow. Learn more...

  35. Daily Prayer for Friday (Proper 28)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  36. Daily Prayer for Thursday (Proper 28)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  37. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (Proper 28)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  38. Daily Prayer for Tuesday (Proper 28)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  39. Daily Prayer for Monday (Proper 28)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  40. Daily Prayer for Thursday (Proper 27)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  41. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (Proper 27)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  42. Daily Prayer for Tuesday (Proper 27)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  43. Daily Prayer for Monday (Proper 27)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  44. Daily Prayer for Friday

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  45. Daily Prayer for Thursday (Proper 26)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  46. Daily Prayer for Wednesday (Proper 26)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  47. Daily Prayer for Tuesday (Proper 26)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  48. Daily Prayer for Monday (Proper 26)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. Chant the Psalm with me! It's...

  49. Daily Prayer for Friday (Proper 25)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. The Psalm is from from...

  50. Daily Prayer for Thursday (Proper 25)

    A simple service of Daily Prayer featuring a short chanted Psalm and a reading from Matthew's Gospel followed by a short reflection, prayers and silence. I use the framework of the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer (1979) with a few other resources thrown in. The Psalm is from from...

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A simple way to build a bit of silence and chant into your day. "From the Poustinia" features a simplified service of morning prayer using the resources of the Book of Common Prayer (1979) in plainsong chant. I also draw on the Episcopal Church's "Hymnal 1982", the Plainsong Psalter and other resources. Each day features a chanted psalm, a reading from scripture, often a short reflection or guided spiritual practice, followed by prayers and silence. Join me in praying from the Poustinia.

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A simple way to build a bit of silence and chant into your day. "From the Poustinia" features a simplified service of morning prayer using the resources of the Book of Common Prayer (1979) in plainsong chant. I also draw on the Episcopal Church's "Hymnal 1982", the Plainsong Psalter and other...

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