Beautiful and very easy to use!

Posted by Michelle Latham on 23rd Mar 2017

(This review is for the $19.95 soft cover version.)

A lovely medium-compact book that is substantial but not too heavy. Very easy to hold, and fits in my handbag. Although soft cover, it's a firm book, not floppy. So it holds up well in my handbag or while in my hands.

The print is great, I cannot read most books without my glasses but I can read this fine. The cover is a lovely faux leather cardboard in rich plum that looks and feels lovely. And the gold imprinting is a lovely metallic gold.

The pages are regular paper and so they are sturdy. This also means there is no bleed-through of text from the other side of the page which is a big help!

The arrangement of the psalms is 100% straight forward. At long last, a Psalter I can use Saturday - Saturday without flipping back and forth all over the book to find this or that bit to read!

No confusion: the table of contents has it laid out for each day of the week, look up the day, the specific hour of prayer (Matins or Vespers), turn to the page # given, viola! Begin to recite the Psalms for that day and time. SO SIMPLE!

I have spent nearly 20 years trying to weave the Psalter into my every day life but with very little success due to the complicated and confusing layout of various other versions. FINALLY I have exactly what I need and from this day forward this Psalter will be my dear companion!

This book contains basic easy instructions. I'm following the wise advice to only recite 1 Stasis for each time of prayer (Matins, Vespers) so that I don't overwhelm myself.

There's plenty of prayer in this book to keep a person going, but the advice is good: "Regularity is more important then volume in praying the Psalter." (pg. 8)

Please extend my deepest gratitude to the Orthodox Monks that put this treasure of a book together. Thank you and may God reward you for your charity in doing this!

P.S. I am a Catholic and I have no trouble using this book. A quick search of what "Kathisma" and "Stasis" means and you'll soon understand. That and the simple layout of the book means anyone can use this lovely Psalter.

May God bless you!