Desert Road Catholic

Call this when the user asks about today's or a given date's liturgical day: the feast or saint, the Mass reading citations, whether it is a day of fasting or abstinence, the season or liturgical color, or the Rosary mysteries for that date. Covers November 9, 2026 to December 31, 2027, following the General Roman Calendar for the United States. Returns the celebration, rank, season and color, fast and abstinence, the reading citations with a link to the readings on the USCCB site, the saints, the quote of the day with its source, the Rosary mysteries with links to the free guided Rosary, the Exodus 90 day number from January 11 to April 10, 2027, and links to the day's page, month calendar and calendar feed. With no arguments it uses today's date in US Eastern time (America/New_York), because this server cannot see the user's time zone; pass date (YYYY-MM-DD) for the user's own date. Set include_text to true to add the Douay-Rheims (Challoner) text of the passages, which differs from the translation read at Mass; some readings are citations only. Desert Road Catholic is independent and not affiliated with the USCCB or Exodus 90. Example: "What are today's Mass readings?" or get_daily with {"date": "2027-02-10", "include_text": true}.

Call this when the user asks about the reading, date or stage for one of the 90 days. Returns the date, Exodus reading, stage and opening prayer. Pass a day number (1-90) or a calendar date (YYYY-MM-DD). With neither, uses today's date in US Eastern time. Example: "What is today's Exodus 90 reading?"

Call this when the user asks when the 90 days start, how long until Day 1, or whether there is an app. Returns the official 2027 start date with the official page it comes from, Day 90 and Easter Sunday by our count, days until Day 1 in US Eastern time, and the ways to follow Desert Road Catholic: the web and the free iPhone app are live today, the iPhone app with its App Store link; Android is coming soon and has no link yet. Also gives the Desert Road Catholic YouTube channel and the website signup link. Example: "How many days until Exodus 90 starts, and is there an app?"

Call this when the user asks for the words of a traditional Catholic prayer. Returns the full text of a prayer from the site's Armory, such as the stage prayers (Come Holy Spirit, guardian angel, St. Michael, Memorare, Anima Christi, Te Deum), the Rosary mysteries by day, prayers in temptation or the daily examen. Example: "Give me the Memorare."

Call this when the user asks what Desert Road Catholic is, what it costs or how it works. Returns an overview: what it is, cost (free), 2027 dates, the six stages, what registration includes, the website signup link, and key links. Example: "Tell me about Desert Road Catholic."

Call this when the user asks which Rosary mysteries to pray today or on a given day. Returns the mysteries for that day (Joyful Monday and Saturday, Sorrowful Tuesday and Friday, Glorious Wednesday and Sunday, Luminous Thursday), with the five mysteries, their fruits and Douay-Rheims scripture, the weekly schedule and a link to the free guided Rosary. Pass a date (YYYY-MM-DD) or a weekday; with neither, uses today in US Eastern time. Example: "What are the rosary mysteries today?"

Call this when the user wants all the Rosary mysteries or how to pray a full Rosary. Returns the four sets of mysteries (Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous) with the days each is prayed, all twenty mysteries with their fruits and Douay-Rheims scripture, the order of prayers for a full Rosary, and the free guided Rosary link and data file. Example: "List the mysteries of the Rosary."

Call this when the user asks about the six stages or wants the whole reading plan. Returns the six stages of the 90 days, with their days, start dates, opening prayers and every day's Exodus reading. Example: "What are the six stages of Exodus 90?"