Friday, November 27, 2020

Old Calendar Nativity Group for Nativity 2020

The 150 Psalms are divided into twenty Kathismas and each one is further divided into three stasis though not all publications will show this breakdown. They are divided up and assigned to different days of the week so that between all the monastic services over the course of that week, the whole Psalter is read. Years ago, Sylvia at Orthodoxmom.com began organizing a New Calendar scheduled practice of reading the Psalter for the Nativity Fast with the goal of having the entire Psalter read on a daily basis. I think this is amazing and I participated for years even though I am on Old Calendar, I just continued with my cycle.


Last year, I organized an Old Calendar schedule for the Psalter and I was so grateful for everyone who participated. I knew I wanted to do it again this year, even before I started getting messages. Because I wanted to make this as easy for people as possible so more people could participate and could start whenever they can, I am assigning groups based on the alphabet. You don’t need me to sign you up, you just need to open your Psalter! I know that I would love to pray for you so it would be great if you just list your baptismal name below but if you don’t, that is fine, too. If you are not Orthodox or come from a tradition without baptismal names, that’s fine, I still want to pray for you. Just know that it is not an obligation to list your name below. If you have a specific need you would like prayed for, you can list it or message it to me. You can be discreet with private intentions and just list them as a private need. I will take that list and regularly update a Google Doc with everyone’s names and needs and you can access it.


I can’t think of a year when I felt more dependant on God than this one so I am leaning hard into prayer. Let’s do this! Want to print the schedule? Click HERE!


Welcome to the Psalter Group! Find your initial and start with the Kathisma according to the group you are in . There is a schedule
for all groups just below. If you know someone who wants to pray with us this fast, please let them know that they can start at anytime!
You can use any Psalter or a Bible with the Psalms, whatever you happen to have. Follow the link to see how the Psalter is organized.
Group One
Names that Begin with A
Group Two
Names that Begin with B
Group Three
Names that Begin with C
Group Four
Names that Begin with D
Group Five
Names that Begin with E
Group Six
Names that Begin with F
Group Seven
Names that Begin with G
Group Eight
Names that Begin with H
Group Nine
Names that Begin with I
Group Ten
Names that Begin with J
Group Eleven
Names that Begin with K
Group Twelve
Names that Begin with L
Group Thirteen
Names that Begin with M
Group Fourteen
Names that Begin with N
Group Fifteen
Names that Begin with O
Group Sixteen
Names that Begin with P
Group Seventeen
Names that Begin with Q or R
Group Eighteen
Names that Begin with S or T
Group Nineteen
Names that Begin with U, V, or W
Group Twenty
Names that Begin with X, Y, or Z
Group One
Names that Begin with A
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/41234567
12/5-12/11891011121314
12/12-12/181516171819201
12/19-12-252345678
12/26-1/19101112131415
1/2-1/61617181920Nativity
Group Two
Names that Begin with B
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/42345678
12/5-12/119101112131415
12/12-12/18161718192012
12/19-12-253456789
12/26-1/110111213141516
1/2-1/6171819201Nativity
Group Three
Names that Begin with C
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/43456789
12/5-12/1110111213141516
12/12-12/1817181920123
12/19-12-2545678910
12/26-1/111121314151617
1/2-1/618192012Nativity
Group Four
Names that Begin with D
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/445678910
12/5-12/1111121314151617
12/12-12/181819201234
12/19-12-25567891011
12/26-1/112131415161718
1/2-1/61920123Nativity
Group Five
Names that Begin with E
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/4567891011
12/5-12/1112131415161718
12/12-12/18192012345
12/19-12-256789101112
12/26-1/113141516171819
1/2-1/6201234Nativity
Group Six
Names that Begin with F
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/46789101112
12/5-12/1113141516171819
12/12-12/1820123456
12/19-12-2578910111213
12/26-1/114151617181920
1/2-1/612345Nativity
Group Seven
Names that Begin with G
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/478910111213
12/5-12/1114151617181920
12/12-12/181234567
12/19-12-25891011121314
12/26-1/11516171819201
1/2-1/623456Nativity
Group Eight
Names that Begin with H
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/4891011121314
12/5-12/111516171819201
12/12-12/182345678
12/19-12-259101112131415
12/26-1/1161718192012
1/2-1/634567Nativity
Group Nine
Names that Begin with I
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/49101112131415
12/5-12/11161718192012
12/12-12/183456789
12/19-12-2510111213141516
12/26-1/117181920123
1/2-1/645678Nativity
Group Ten
Names that Begin with J
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/410111213141516
12/5-12/1117181920123
12/12-12/1845678910
12/19-12-2511121314151617
12/26-1/11819201234
1/2-1/656789Nativity
Group Eleven
Names that Begin with K
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/411121314151617
12/5-12/111819201234
12/12-12/18567891011
12/19-12-2512131415161718
12/26-1/1192012345
1/2-1/6678910Nativity
Group Twelve
Names that Begin with L
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/412131415161718
12/5-12/11192012345
12/12-12/186789101112
12/19-12-2513141516171819
12/26-1/120123456
1/2-1/67891011Nativity
Group Thirteen
Names that Begin with M
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/413141516171819
12/5-12/1120123456
12/12-12/1878910111213
12/19-12-2514151617181920
12/26-1/11234567
1/2-1/689101112Nativity
Group Fourteen
Names that Begin with N
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/414151617181920
12/5-12/111234567
12/12-12/18891011121314
12/19-12-251516171819201
12/26-1/12345678
1/2-1/6910111213Nativity
Group Fifteen
Names that Begin with O
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/41516171819201
12/5-12/112345678
12/12-12/189101112131415
12/19-12-25161718192012
12/26-1/13456789
1/2-1/61011121314Nativity
Group Sixteen
Names that Begin with P
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/4161718192012
12/5-12/113456789
12/12-12/1810111213141516
12/19-12-2517181920123
12/26-1/145678910
1/2-1/61112131415Nativity
Group Seventeen
Names that Begin with Q or R
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/417181920123
12/5-12/1145678910
12/12-12/1811121314151617
12/19-12-251819201234
12/26-1/1567891011
1/2-1/61213141516Nativity
Group Eighteen
Names that Begin with S or T
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/41819201234
12/5-12/11567891011
12/12-12/1812131415161718
12/19-12-25192012345
12/26-1/16789101112
1/2-1/61314151617Nativity
Group Nineteen
Names that Begin with U, V, or W
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/4192012345
12/5-12/116789101112
12/12-12/1813141516171819
12/19-12-2520123456
12/26-1/178910111213
1/2-1/61415161718Nativity
Group Twenty
Names that Begin with X, Y, or Z
SaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
11/28-12/420123456
12/5-12/1178910111213
12/12-12/1814151617181920
12/19-12-251234567
12/26-1/1891011121314
1/2-1/61516171819Nativity