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The Ancient Faith, Modern Companion

A digital companion for Orthodox Christians — prayer rule, daily readings, fasting calendar, and saint commemorations, tuned to your jurisdiction's typikon.

Everything for Your Spiritual Life

From morning prayers to saint feast days, Paraclesis accompanies you every step of the way.

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Daily Lectionary

Accurate epistle, gospel, and Old Testament readings for your jurisdiction — with audio playback available offline, wherever you are.

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Fasting Calendar

Accurate fasting rules for traditions that use the typicon system — from xerophagy to fish allowed. Great Lent, Bright Week, and every feast day encoded correctly for your jurisdiction.

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Prayer Rule

Set your morning, evening, and Jesus Prayer practice as your rule. Maintain a list of your prayer intentions and commemorations, with gentle reminders throughout the day.

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Saints & Name Days

Daily saint commemorations with icons for veneration, biographies, and troparia. Celebrate the name days of yourself, your family, and your family slava.

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Guided Catechesis

Structured learning pathways for inquirers and catechumens. Tap-to-define glossary for terms like theosis, typicon, and vespers — no-pressure exploration for seekers.

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Family Accounts

Share Paraclesis with your spouse and children. Includes kid-friendly prayer content, shared fasting calendars, and name-day reminders for the whole family.

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Content Creation Tools

For priests and parish educators: a full suite of tools to create catechism lessons, weekly devotionals, and parish news, delivered to your flock's devices.

Multi-Jurisdiction Support

Accurate liturgical content for traditions that use the typicon system — GOARCH, OCA, Antiochian, ROCOR, Serbian, and others.

GOARCH (Greek Orthodox)
OCA
Antiochian
ROCOR
Serbian Orthodox
Russian Orthodox
Bulgarian Orthodox
Romanian Orthodox

Old & New Calendar

Toggle between Julian and Revised Julian calendars. ROCOR and traditionalist communities fully supported with accurate 13-day offset handling.

Accurate Typicon

Fasting rules and lectionary data verified against printed typicons. No approximation — liturgical precision matters to the devout, and we take it seriously.

Liturgical-Season Fasting

Strict fast during Great Lent, relaxed rules during Bright Week, fish allowed on Annunciation — every transition is encoded correctly per your jurisdiction.

Who is Paraclesis for?

Whether you are exploring Orthodoxy for the first time or have kept a rule for decades, Paraclesis is here to aid your practice.

The Inquirer

Exploring Orthodoxy for the first time

The free Inquirer tier offers a no-pressure introduction — guided catechesis, a glossary with tap-to-define terms, and a "What is Orthodoxy?" pathway. No payment info required.

The Catechumen

Preparing for chrismation

Guided catechesis, prayer rule templates, and a jurisdiction-accurate fasting calendar accompany you as you prepare to enter the Church.

The Devout Orthodox

Maintaining a rule of prayer

Lectionary accuracy verified against the printed typicon, Old Calendar support, fasting rules tuned to your jurisdiction — Paraclesis aids the practice you already keep.

The Parish Priest

Pastoring a flock

Catechumen assignment and progress tracking, devotional creator with lectionary auto-linking, and parish email digest — tools that serve your pastoral work.

Simple, Respectful Pricing

Readings and saints are free. Paid tiers add fasting calendar, multi-jurisdiction support, and tools for deeper practice.

Free

Free
  • Daily lectionary readings
  • Saint of the day
  • Basic prayers
  • Glossary access

Inquirer

$0
  • Everything in Free
  • Fasting calendar (all jurisdictions)
  • Guided catechesis pathway
  • Foundations lessons (5 modules)
  • No-pressure seeker onboarding
  • Email-delivered lesson teasers

Faithful

$3/mo · $29/yr
  • Weekly curated email digest
  • Saint story + readings excerpt
  • Fasting reminder for the week
  • One catechesis lesson per week

Family

$8/mo · $79/yr
  • Everything in Parishioner
  • Up to 5 family members
  • Kid-friendly prayer content
  • Name-day reminders
  • Shared family fasting calendar
  • Family activity summary

Stay Informed

Whether you are taking your first steps or deepening a lifelong practice, Paraclesis is here.