- Prayers
- Tefillat Boker at first light and Tefillat Erev at sunset, worked out from the sun where you are.
- Calendar
- Months begin with the new crescent seen from the Land of Israel, and the year with the ripening barley, the aviv. Dates are projected, then confirmed when a sighting is reported.
- Days of rest
- Shabbat and the Torah’s holy convocations. They never cost your streak, and no reminder sounds inside them.
- Scripture
- The whole Tanakh, Torah, Prophets and Writings, in Hebrew and English, with Tehillim.
- Before prayer
- The washing of hands and feet, after the priestly washing in Exodus 30:19.
Branches
Three faiths. Eight branches.
Each branch keeps its own calendar and its own hours, all of it worked out for where you are. You choose yours when you sign up, and the app is built around it.
Choose a faith to see its branches.
יהדות
Judaism
Three movements and one Hebrew year. Each keeps its own services, its own festival days and its own way of beginning the month.
- Prayers
- Shacharit at sunrise, Mincha in the early afternoon and Ma’ariv at nightfall, with Musaf on Shabbat and festivals.
- Calendar
- The Hebrew year: Rosh Chodesh, the festivals and the fasts, with a second day of Yom Tov outside the Land.
- Days of rest
- Shabbat and Yom Tov. They never cost your streak, and no reminder sounds from the sunset that opens them until nightfall.
- Scripture
- The weekly Torah portion with its Haftarah, the whole Tanakh, Tehillim, and blessings for waking, meals and more.
- Before prayer
- The washing of the hands, with its blessing, al netilat yadayim.
- Your choices
- The Imahot in the Amidah, one or two days of Yom Tov, and an annual or triennial Torah cycle.
- Prayers
- Shacharit, Mincha and Ma’ariv at the same hours, with the Matriarchs always in the Amidah.
- Calendar
- The Hebrew year, with one day of each festival wherever you are.
- Scripture
- The weekly Torah portion with its Haftarah, the whole Tanakh, Tehillim, and blessings for waking, meals and more.
- Before prayer
- A washing of the hands, simply and unhurriedly, and setting your intention, your kavanah.
- Your choices
- An annual or triennial Torah cycle, and whether Shabbat and Yom Tov are kept as days of rest.
Χριστιανισμός & Christianitas
Christianity
Three churches and three calendars. Each keeps its own hours of prayer, its own feasts and its own fasts.
- Prayers
- Morning Prayers, the Hours, Vespers and the Prayers before Sleep, each with its Greek name. Vespers begins the liturgical day at sunset; the others are at hours you set.
- Calendar
- The Great Feasts and the fasting seasons, with Pascha, on the New or the Old Calendar.
- Scripture
- The Bible in the Orthodox canon, 76 books with the Anagignoskomena, the Psalter of 151 psalms, and prayers for meals, illness and grief.
- Before prayer
- Standing before the icons, facing east, with the sign of the cross, and forgiving whoever is owed it.
- Your choices
- The New or the Old Calendar, and the hours of the morning prayers, the Hours and the prayers before sleep.
- Prayers
- The Liturgy of the Hours, each with its Latin name: the Office of Readings, Morning, Daytime, Evening and Night Prayer, at hours you choose. The Regina Caeli in Eastertide.
- Calendar
- The Roman calendar: its seasons, its solemnities and feasts, and the colour of the day.
- Scripture
- The Bible in the Catholic canon, 73 books, the Rosary with its four sets of mysteries, and prayers for meals, illness and grief.
- Before prayer
- The sign of the cross, with holy water if you keep it by the door, a moment in God’s presence, and an examination of conscience.
- Your choices
- All five hours, or Morning and Evening Prayer, the two hinges of the day, with Night Prayer; and the hour of each.
- Prayers
- The Daily Office: Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer and Compline, or a single quiet time, at hours you choose.
- Calendar
- The church year, its seasons and its holy days.
- Scripture
- The Bible, 66 books, the Psalter, and prayers for meals, illness and grief.
- Before prayer
- Stillness, and an honest confession.
- Your choices
- Four offices or one quiet time, and the hour of each.
الإسلام
Islam
One Qibla and two schools. Each keeps its own prayer times and its own holy days.
- Prayers
- Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha at their five times, worked out from the sun where you are.
- Calendar
- The Hijri year, with Ramadan, the two Eids, the White Days and Mawlid an-Nabi, following the Umm al-Qura calendar.
- Scripture
- The Holy Qur’an, all 114 surahs, duas by theme, a tasbih to count your dhikr, and a guide to the rak‘ahs.
- Before prayer
- Wudu, step by step, and the Qibla toward the Kaaba.
- Your choices
- Standard or Hanafi Asr, and the convention for Fajr and Isha: Muslim World League, ISNA, Egyptian, Umm al-Qura, Karachi or Tehran.
- Prayers
- Fajr, then Dhuhr with Asr and Maghrib with Isha, in three sittings, or each at its own time. The times follow the Ja’fari reckoning.
- Calendar
- The days of the Ahl al-Bayt: Muharram and Ashura, Eid al-Ghadir, and Milad an-Nabi on the seventeenth of Rabi‘ al-Awwal.
- Scripture
- The Holy Qur’an, all 114 surahs, duas by theme, and the Tasbih al-Zahra.
- Before prayer
- Wudu, step by step, and the Qibla toward the Kaaba.
- Your choices
- Three sittings or five times.