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A companion for anyone walking into an Orthodox church, whether for the first time or the thousandth.
It was built for catechumens, for people visiting a parish whose language they do not speak, and for anyone who wants to know what today asks of them. Everything that matters works with no account and no signal.
What is in it
Today
The fasting rule in plain words, the daily Epistle and Gospel, the readings and Matins Gospel of a feast, and the saints commemorated. Old or New Calendar.
Churches
Every canonical Orthodox parish in all fifty states, from every jurisdiction, on one map, with a Street View of the building and, where published, the service schedule.
Liturgy
The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom with the original beside the English: Greek, Church Slavonic, Romanian, Bulgarian, or Arabic. Priest, deacon, and choir marked.
Homily
When the sermon is in a language you do not speak, the phone listens and shows an English translation as the priest speaks. Nothing is recorded or sent anywhere.
Bible
The whole Orthodox Bible, including the books of the Septuagint that other Bibles leave out.
Learn
Short articles on what a catechumen actually needs, each ending with the questions to bring to your priest, and a searchable catalogue of the saints.
Social
Orthodox news from a range of outlets, each labeled with who publishes it; retreats, pilgrimages and conferences; and a moderated discussion board.
Where the texts come from
- Old Testament: Brenton’s translation of the Septuagint, 1851.
- New Testament: King James Version, 1769.
- Divine Liturgy: Hapgood’s Service Book, 1906, beside the Greek and Church Slavonic originals.
- Lives of the saints: Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA, credited on each life.
- Parish directory: the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, checked against each parish’s own website.