From the Poustinia: A Daily Prayer Podcast

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.

Evening Prayer for Thursday, November 4th, 2021

John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

11-04
20:30

Morning Prayer for Thursday, November 4th 2021

The smoke of their torment goes up for ever and ever

11-04
22:47

Evening Prayer for Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021

Is not his mother called Mary?

11-03
16:53

Morning Prayer for Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God

11-03
22:13

Evening Prayer for Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021

Have you understood all this?

11-02
13:51

Morning Prayer for Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021

In the sight of their foes they went up to heaven in a cloud

11-02
23:06

Evening Prayer for All Saints, Monday, November 1st, 2021

We thought that his life was madness and his end without honor.

11-01
20:19

Morning Prayer for All Saints, Monday, November 1st, 2021

Let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us

11-01
24:46

Evening Prayer for the Eve of All Saints, Sunday, October 31st, 2021

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God

10-31
15:29

Morning Prayer for Sunday, October 31st, 2021

He sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer

10-31
22:20

Evening Prayer for Saturday, October 30th, 2021

I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world

10-30
12:47

Morning Prayer for Saturday, October 30th, 2021

These are they who have come out of the great ordeal

10-30
27:48

Evening Prayer for Friday, October 29th, 2021

An enemy has done this.

10-29
24:04

Morning Prayer for Friday, October 29th, 2021

This is nothing else but sadness of the heart.

10-29
23:53

Evening Prayer for the feast of Sts. Simon & Jude, Thursday, October 28th, 2021

Peace, I leave with you, my own peace I give to you

10-28
24:30

Morning Prayer for the feast of Sts. Simon & Jude, Thursday, October 28th, 2021

The word of the Lord will be to them percept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little; that they may go and fall backward, and be broken, and be snared, and taken.

10-28
25:51

Evening Prayer for the Eve of Sts. Simon & Jude, Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Many longed to see what you see and did not see it, and to hear what you have heard

10-27
25:21

Morning Prayer for Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

I wept much that no one was found worthy to open the scroll, but then an elder spoke to me

10-27
27:00

Evening Prayer for Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

Immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, and the sun scorched them.

10-26
18:35

Morning Prayer for Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

They cast their crowns before the throne, singing

10-26
24:56

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