pray — Rosary CLI

Pray the traditional 15-decade Rosary from the command line. The correct mysteries for the day, all the prayers, step by step. No distractions.

What It Does

pray guides you through the Holy Rosary in your terminal. It selects the correct set of mysteries for the day of the week (Joyful, Sorrowful, or Glorious — the traditional 15-decade schema), displays each prayer, and advances at your pace. Each mystery includes a brief meditation.

Simple, distraction-free, and works offline. For Catholics who want to pray the Rosary without opening a browser or an app full of ads.

Example

$ pray rosary

  ✠ The Holy Rosary — Sorrowful Mysteries ✠
  (Monday in Lent)

  ℣ In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
    and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

  The Apostles' Creed
  ───────────────────
  I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator
  of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His
  only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the
  Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary ...

  [Press Enter to continue]

  The First Sorrowful Mystery: The Agony in the Garden
  ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Jesus, knowing all that was to come upon Him,
  went forth and fell upon His face, praying:
  "Father, if it be possible, let this chalice
  pass from Me; yet not My will, but Thine be done."

  Our Father, who art in heaven ...

Installation

brew install ecclesia-dev/tap/pray    # coming soon

Homebrew tap not yet published. In the meantime, build from source — see the GitHub repository.

Usage

pray rosary              # today's mysteries
pray rosary --joyful     # Joyful mysteries
pray rosary --sorrowful  # Sorrowful mysteries
pray rosary --glorious   # Glorious mysteries
pray angelus             # the Angelus
pray memorare            # the Memorare
pray regina              # Regina Caeli (Eastertide)

Source

Free and open source. github.com/ecclesia-dev/pray