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Reading plans
To read the Bible steadily: long journeys through a book or through a season of the Church, and short plans for what you are going through. Progress is saved on this device.
Journeys
Weeks or months at a time: a whole book, a part of the canon, or the course of a liturgical season.
The Gospels in 30 Days
The four Gospels straight through, three chapters a day: a month walking with Jesus of Nazareth from Matthew to John.
30 daysActs of the Apostles in 14 Days
Two weeks with the early Church: from Pentecost in Jerusalem to the Gospel reaching Rome, two chapters a day.
14 daysThe Psalms in 60 Days
The prayer book of Israel and the Church, whole in two months: two or three psalms a day, to pray and not just read.
60 daysThe Road to Bethlehem (24 Days)
AdventAn Advent journey: the messianic promise from Genesis to the manger in Bethlehem, one chapter a day for 24 days.
24 daysThe Twelve Days of Christmas
ChristmasFrom Christmas Eve to Epiphany: the Mystery of the Nativity through the Gospels, the prophets and the letters, one chapter a day.
12 daysLent: 40 Days towards Easter
LentForty days like those in the desert: the liberation of Exodus, the penitential psalms, the prophets of conversion, and the road up to Jerusalem.
40 daysHoly Week, Day by Day
Holy WeekFrom Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday: each day of the great week with its Gospel.
8 daysFrom Easter to Pentecost (50 Days)
EasterThe fifty days of Easter: from the empty tomb to the fire of the Spirit — the Resurrection accounts, the whole of Acts, and the letters of new life.
50 daysExodus in 40 Days
The whole book of liberation, one chapter a day: from slavery to the cloud filling the sanctuary. Forty chapters, forty days — like those in the desert.
40 daysJoshua in 24 Days
The entry into the Promised Land chapter by chapter: the Jordan, Jericho, the allotment of the inheritance, and the great choice at Shechem.
24 daysThe Gospel of John in 21 Days
Three weeks with the Gospel of the beloved disciple, one chapter a day: the signs, the great discourses, and the hour of glory.
21 daysProverbs, One a Day (31 Days)
Israel’s practical wisdom in a month: one chapter for each day, in the classic rhythm of reading the day’s chapter.
31 daysIf You Have Never Read the Bible (21 Days)
For anyone starting from scratch and unsure where to begin: twenty-one key chapters telling the story of salvation from end to end. One chapter a day, unhurried, over three weeks.
21 daysGenesis in 25 Days
The whole book of origins, for anyone wanting to see where it all begins: creation, the flood, the patriarchs and the story of Joseph. Two chapters a day for twenty-five days.
25 daysSamuel and Kings in 34 Days
The great history of the monarchy for readers of long narrative: Samuel, Saul, David and Solomon, the divided kingdom, Elijah and Elisha, down to the exile in Babylon. Three chapters a day for a little over a month.
34 daysThe Psalms in 30 Days
The whole psalter in a month, after the old monastic custom: for those who already pray the psalms and want to cover them in one sweep. Five psalms a day for thirty days.
30 daysThe Wisdom Books in 44 Days
Job, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Wisdom and Sirach, for readers after depth rather than narrative: the suffering of the just, the art of living, and love. Three chapters a day over six and a half weeks.
44 daysIsaiah in 33 Days
The prophet the Church reads most, complete and in order: the judgement on Jerusalem, the book of consolation, and the Servant songs. Two chapters a day for just over a month.
33 daysJeremiah and Lamentations in 29 Days
The prophet of ruin and of the new covenant, followed by the lament over the ruined city: for anyone in a hard season who wants words equal to it. Two chapters a day for four weeks.
29 daysThe Letters of Saint Paul in 50 Days
The complete Pauline corpus, from Romans to Hebrews, for those who know the Gospels and want Christian doctrine in its nascent state. Two chapters a day for fifty days.
50 daysThe Catholic Letters and Revelation in 43 Days
The close of the New Testament, for those who want to complete the circle: James, Peter, John and Jude writing to the whole Church, and the vision that ends the Bible. One chapter a day for six weeks.
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For what you are going through
A few days of reading for a particular moment: a wait, a loss, a decision, a rest.
These plans keep you company as you read; they are no substitute for professional help or for the care of a priest or someone who knows you. If what you are going through is too heavy to carry alone, find someone you trust and tell them.
When Anxiety Presses In (5 Days)
Five short passages for the days when the mind will not stop and the chest runs ahead of the body. They do not promise it will pass: they offer somewhere to set down the weight while it lasts.
5 daysGrief: Seven Days for Weeping (7 Days)
A week for someone who has just lost a loved one: lament first, with no hurry to console. Scripture lets us weep before it says anything, and this plan does the same.
7 daysIn Sickness (5 Days)
For those who are ill, or caring for someone who is: complaint is prayer too. No blame and no promise of a cure; the company of a God who knows pain from the inside.
5 daysForgiving the One Who Hurt Me (5 Days)
Five passages for when resentment weighs and forgiveness still looks impossible. They do not order you to feel differently: they show those who did it first, beginning with the Crucified.
5 daysWhen You Feel Alone (5 Days)
For the days of an empty house, or of feeling invisible among people. Loneliness is first said plainly, and only then does someone sit down beside you.
5 daysGiving Thanks (3 Days)
Three short days for when you want to give thanks and cannot find the words. A psalm, a Gospel scene and one of Paul’s blessings: the vocabulary is already written.
3 daysFacing a Decision (5 Days)
Five days for someone facing a choice too big for them, who wants to pray it before making it. They do not supply the answer: they teach you to ask for a heart able to recognise it.
5 daysWhen You Cannot Forgive Yourself (5 Days)
For the weight that remains after doing harm, even after confessing it. From the depths of the pit to the father’s embrace, with no added punishment on the way.
5 daysWhen You Are Afraid (5 Days)
Five passages for the fear that reasoning does not dispel: a test result, a piece of news, what lies ahead. None of them scolds you for it; each offers concrete company.
5 daysWorn Out (5 Days)
For the tiredness that sleep no longer fixes: work, caregiving, just getting by. Scripture treats exhaustion with food, rest and shared help before it offers any advice.
5 daysLearning to Hope Again (7 Days)
A week for when the future looks shut and hope sounds like cheap comfort. It begins in a valley of dry bones and in an exile that is not over yet, not at a happy ending.
7 daysDays of Joy (3 Days)
Three days for when something good has happened and you want to do something with the joy. The psalm of the return, Nehemiah’s feast, and Mary’s canticle.
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