u/sleepng_beaut

Just bought Shorter Christian Prayer - does the 4-week psalter contained within it include all psalms, or just a selection of them?

I've been lurking on the LOTH sub for some time and have learned so much from you guys, and I finally took the plunge and bought SCP because it feels like the level of commitment and depth that I'm looking for right now. As someone who loves the psalms in general, though, I am wondering whether the Psalter in SCP would allow me to read through all 150 Psalms throughout the year at some point or another (not counting of course the 3 or so Psalms that LOTH excludes or abbreviates), since the Psalms, Canticles, and Hymns are the main reason why I'm drawn to the Divine Office as a layperson. (I love patristic readings but I prefer to read through entire texts and focus on one church father at a time to reading a sampling of patristic writings each day, so the exclusion of the Office of Readings from SCP isn't a huge deal for me.)

I'm assuming that the 4-week psalter which is the basis of the complete LOTH is somewhat different than that which is used for SCP (aside from the latter only consisting of Morning, Evening, and abridged Night prayer) - is there somewhere where I can figure out what the exact differences are out of curiosity? I know that, assuming a 4-week cycle in ordinary time (28 days X 2 prayers ignoring night prayer X roughly 2 psalms per prayer session ~= 108 psalms?), most of the Psalms would be used, which makes me think that including Night Prayer, Sundays, and feasts throughout the church year included in the book, I'd read through everything at least once, but is this definitely the case? I know this is a pretty rudimentary question but I'd love an answer from someone who's used both SCP and a more complete LOTH at different times in their prayer journey.

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u/sleepng_beaut — 6 days ago