{"id":84296,"date":"2014-07-18T16:31:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T23:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=84296"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:37:29","slug":"monastic-diurnal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/monastic-diurnal\/","title":{"rendered":"Monastic Diurnal"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>his arrived in the post today. It’s the seventh edition of the Monastic Diurnal, published in 2011 by Saint Michael’s Abbey Press<\/a>. You can purchase it in the United States from Clear Creek Abbey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Monastic<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Monastic<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s a beautiful book. This should give you some idea of the size.<\/p>\n

\"Monastic<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Monastic<\/a><\/p>\n

In an odd coincidence, the table of dates at the front of the book begins in the year I was baptized, and it ends on what would be my hundredth birthday.<\/p>\n

\"Monastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited to add:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One year later, here is my review<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This arrived in the post today. It’s the seventh edition of the Monastic Diurnal, published in 2011 by Saint Michael’s Abbey Press. You can purchase it in the United States from Clear Creek Abbey. It’s a beautiful book. This should give you some idea of the size. 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