Lenten discipline: Reading the Fathers or the New Testament
Some of you may have seen this going around Facebook - a reading plan for reading some of the major writings of the Early Church Fathers throughout the season of Lent. This is a great chance to go deeper in your understanding of the Church's tradition and theological heritage, which is an important guide for rightly interpreting Scripture (see last week's post for an example of why this is so important). Or, getting even more foundational, you may want a deeper familiarity with the Scripture itself. How about reading the New Testament through the season of Lent? There is a 40-day New Testament reading plan here.
In either case, Lent begins today and goes until Easter, but these reading plans do not count Sundays.
Reading the Fathers through Lent:
2014 Date
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Day in Lenten Season
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Reading
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3/5
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1
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Didache: complete
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3/6
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2
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Epistle to Diognetus: 1-6
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3/7
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3
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Epistle to Diognetus: 7-12
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3/8
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4
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Epistle of Polycarp to the
Philippians: complete
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3/10
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5
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: Letter to
the Ephesians: complete
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3/11
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6
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: Letter to
the Magnesians: complete
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3/12
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7
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: Letter to
the Trallians: complete
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3/13
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8
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: Letter to
the Romans: complete
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3/14
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9
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: Letter to
the Philadelphians: complete
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3/15
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10
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: Letter to
the Smyrneans: complete
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3/17
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11
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: Letter to
Polycarp: complete
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3/18
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12
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St. Justin Martyr: First Apology:
1-11
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3/19
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13
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St. Justin Martyr: First Apology:
12-23
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3/20
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14
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St. Justin Martyr: First Apology:
24-35
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3/21
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15
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St. Justin Martyr: First Apology:
36-47
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3/22
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16
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St. Justin Martyr: First Apology:
48-59
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3/24
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17
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St. Justin Martyr: First Apology:
60-68
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3/25
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18
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St. Cyprian: On the Unity of the
Church (Treatise I): 1-9
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3/26
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19
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St. Cyprian: On the Unity of the
Church (Treatise I): Secs. 10-18
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3/27
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20
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St. Cyprian: On the Unity of the
Church (Treatise I): Secs. 19-21
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3/28
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21
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony:
Chaps. 1-10
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3/29
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22
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony: Chaps.
11-20
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3/31
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23
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony:
Chaps. 21-30
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4/1
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24
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony:
Chaps. 31-40
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4/2
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25
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony:
Chaps. 41-50
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4/3
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26
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony:
Chaps. 51-60
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4/4
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27
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony:
Chaps. 61-70
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4/5
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28
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony:
Chaps. 71-80
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4/7
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29
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St. Athanasius: Life of Anthony:
Chaps. 81-94
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4/8
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30
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem:
Catechetical Lectures: Lecture XIX
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4/9
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31
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem:
Catechetical Lectures: Lecture XX
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4/10
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32
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem:
Catechetical Lectures: Lecture XX1
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4/11
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33
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem:
Catechetical Lectures: Lecture XXII
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4/12
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34
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem:
Catechetical Lectures: Lecture XXIII
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4/14
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35
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St. Ambrose of Milan: Concerning
the Mysteries: 1-4
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4/15
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36
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St. Ambrose of Milan: Concerning
the Mysteries: 5-9
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4/16
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37
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St. Leo the Great: Letter XXVIII
(called the "Tome"): complete
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4/17
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38
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St. Leo the Great: Sermon XXI (On
the Feast of the Nativity I): complete
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4/18
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39
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St. Leo the Great: Sermon XLIX (On
Lent XI): complete
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4/19
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40
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St. Leo the Great: Sermon LXXII
(On the Lord's Resurrection): complete
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Labels: Early Church Fathers, holy-days, Paleo-Orthodoxy, Witness of the Saints
posted by Rev. Daniel McLain Hixon at 3/05/2014
1 Comments:
If you'd like to have a daily reading plan but are not sure you'd like to tackle the whole New Testament in 40 days, You might also read one chapter a day from the Gospels of Mark and Luke and in 40 days you will have finished both Gospels. Mark has 16 Chapters and Luke has 24.
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