tiktok2026-07-27
How I check the fast before I'm out of bed
The Orthodox morning starts with one question: is today a fast day, and what kind. A glance answers it before your feet hit the floor. Guidelines, not law - you
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An Orthodox daily-practice companion — today's prayers, feasts, and fasts of the church calendar, on one quiet screen.
Palette
Byzantine Gold#C9A227
Vigil Black#100D0A
Lapis#33518F
Candlelight#241C15
Screens
A week of content
Straight from the factory's content calendar — what actually goes out for this app.
tiktok2026-07-27
Keeping the fast when nobody around you does
Fasting at a desk job, when nobody around you is. The rule is simple; keeping it around other people is the hard part. The app states the rule and the exception
tiktok2026-07-27
The evening prayers just start
The evening rule that finally stuck, because the app just starts it. No feed, no notifications to wade through. The prayers of the Church, from books it has pra
instagram2026-07-27
Old calendar or new - one toggle, right dates
If your parish keeps the Old Calendar, most apps show you the wrong dates by thirteen days. Vigil asks which calendar your parish follows in the first minute, a
instagram2026-07-27
Why Orthodox Christians fast Wednesday and Friday
Wednesday and Friday are fast days almost every week of the year - and there's a reason. Wednesday marks the betrayal, Friday the Crucifixion. The Church has ke
instagram2026-07-27
What 'no oil' actually means on a fast day
'No oil' on a fast day confuses every convert at first. It points to the stricter, monastic level - xerophagy, or dry eating: no meat, dairy, fish, wine, or oli
reddit2026-07-27
For new catechumens: how to actually read a fasting calendar (Wed/Fri, the great fasts, and 'no oil')
Plain-language guide to reading a fasting calendar for new catechumens. Genuine value, real question at the end, no product pitch.
Milestones
- Jul 27Submitted to App Review — version 1.0 with all three Vigil+ products
- Jul 26Priest review passed; paywall wording corrected to match exactly what ships
- Jul 25Built end to end — fasting calendar (Old & New), prayer audio from the Church's own books, saint of the day
- Jul 21App Store record created — 1.0 in preparation