(Codenamed "Hello, Word") Copyright (C)2025 Robin L. M. Cheung, MBA. All rights reserved.
SanctissiMissa aims to be a full-featured, completely free platform for accessing traditional Latin liturgical texts and prayers, with a focus on the Extraordinary Form. The platform will provide comprehensive access to the Mass, Divine Office, and other Latin prayers and devotions, while incorporating modern features like voice journaling and responsive design.
Having spent a significant portion of my deferred youth serving the Extraordinary Form traditional Daily Latin Catholic Mass in the Roman Rite, I am aware that there is a well-known project that comprehensively performs much the same functionality; however, it is a perl-based implementation, literally from the previous millenium, and I thought it time to bring the millenia-old traditional Latin Mass and Breviary into present-day app framework, powered no longer buy a database comprising flat-text files, but a real database engine backing it.
- Complete 1962 Missal (Latin and English)
- Traditional Roman Breviary (1962)
- Proper liturgical calendar with ranks and commemorations
- Complete rubrics and ceremonial instructions
- Chant notation for sung parts
- Complete Rosary (all mysteries)
- Divine Mercy Chaplet
- Stations of the Cross
- Litanies (Loreto, Sacred Heart, etc.)
- Traditional devotions and novenas
- Common prayers (morning offering, Angelus, etc.)
- Automatic calculation of the liturgical year
- Proper of Time (Temporal cycle)
- Proper of Saints (Sanctoral cycle)
- Precedence rules for conflicting celebrations
- Local calendar customization options
- Web-first approach (PWA)
- Responsive design for all screen sizes
- Offline functionality
- Print-friendly formatting
- Touch-optimized interface for mobile
- Language display options (Latin, English, or side-by-side)
- Font size and style adjustments
- Display mode (day/night/sepia)
- Custom bookmarks and favorites
- Prayer history tracking
- Record personal reflections on any text
- Associate recordings with specific liturgical days
- Organize by liturgical season or feast
- Private, device-local storage option
- SQLite implementation for liturgical texts
- Schema for calendar, Mass texts, and Office texts
- Import system for the original flat-file data
- Calculation of movable feasts based on Easter date
- Proper precedence rules for conflicting celebrations
- Integration of temporal and sanctoral cycles
- Responsive design that works on all devices
- Intuitive navigation between different sections
- Side-by-side Latin and English display options
- Liturgical calendar implementation
- Basic Mass texts display
- Essential prayers and devotions
- Complete Divine Office implementation
- Voice journal functionality
- Advanced personalization options
- Altar Server's resource with conceptual understanding
- Additional devotions and prayers
- Community features (if desired)
- Completely free access to all core features
- Focus on the Extraordinary Form liturgy
- Balance between tradition and accessibility
- Emphasis on personal spiritual growth
- Support for both private prayer and liturgical participation