Advent 2026 Bible Reading Plan, Day by Day to Christmas
Advent 2026 runs from Sunday, November 29 to December 24. A 26-day Bible reading plan through Isaiah, Luke 1–2, Matthew 1–2 and John 1, one passage a day.
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Reading and prayer, explained with care.
Guides to Scripture, prayer and the Christian year — written for every tradition, with every verse printed from a public-domain translation.
Bible Verses for Anxiety, and How to Pray With Each One
Bible verses for anxiety arranged by what you are facing: worry about the future, loneliness, night thoughts, loss of control. With a way to pray each one.
How to Build a Daily Bible Reading Habit That Lasts
Build a daily Bible reading habit by tying it to a routine you already have, starting with three to five minutes, and returning without guilt after a miss.
How to Memorize Bible Verses and Keep Them
How to memorize Bible verses: learn a short phrase at a time, say it aloud, write it, test yourself, and review at widening intervals over thirty days.
How to Pray the Examen: Five Steps for the End of the Day
The Examen is a short evening prayer from Ignatius of Loyola: give thanks, ask for light, review the day, ask pardon, look to tomorrow. A 10-minute guide.
How to Pray the Jesus Prayer: Words, Roots and Practice
The Jesus Prayer is a short Orthodox prayer repeated with attention: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Its roots and how to begin.
How to Pray the Rosary, Step by Step
How to pray the Rosary: the opening prayers, five decades, the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous Mysteries by day, and where the Hail Mary comes from.
How to Start Reading the Bible: A Beginner's Guide
New to the Bible? Start with the Gospel of Mark or John, read one chapter a day, and follow a simple read, reflect, pray pattern. Where to begin, and why.
Lent 2027 Bible Reading Plan, 40 Days to Easter
Lent 2027 runs from Ash Wednesday, February 10, to Easter on March 28. A 40-day Bible reading plan with one passage a day and daily readings for Holy Week.
Psalms for Sleep: A Night Prayer From the Compline Tradition
Which psalms to pray before sleep: Psalms 4, 91, 134, 31, 121 and 63 from the Compline tradition, why psalm numbers differ, and a ten-minute night routine.
The Road to Emmaus: What Luke 24 Means for Daily Reading
What the road to Emmaus story in Luke 24 means: who Cleopas was, where Emmaus may have been, and four things the walk teaches about reading Scripture daily.
What Is Lectio Divina? How to Pray With Scripture, Step by Step
Lectio Divina is a slow, prayerful reading of Scripture in four movements. Here is where it comes from and how to practice it in 15 to 20 minutes.
What the Lord's Prayer Means, Line by Line
The Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 and Luke 11, explained line by line: the seven petitions, debts or trespasses, and why some churches add a closing doxology.
Which Bible Translation Should I Read?
How to choose an English Bible: word-for-word, thought-for-thought and paraphrase explained, with KJV, ESV, NIV, NLT, NABRE, NRSVue, BSB and WEB compared.
Why Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Bibles Differ
Protestant Bibles have 66 books, Catholic Bibles 73, Orthodox Bibles more. Which books differ, where they came from, and how each tradition explains its list.