An app created with love for Orthodox Christians. We have tried to gather in one place as much as possible of what is needed for the spiritual life, and we continue to add with God's help.
The app was originally developed in Romanian and most of the library content (books, audio, video) remains in Romanian. However, the interface, calendar, Lives of the Saints, Synaxarion,
Troparia, Kontakia, and church/monastery descriptions are available in English. We are gradually translating more content.
☦ ORTHODOX CALENDAR 2022–2030
• Saints of the day with icons and their feast names in English
• Lives of the Saints — full-length biographies from OCA.org (in English)
• Synaxarion — daily commemorations translated into English
• Troparia and Kontakia of the saints in English
• Daily Gospel and Apostle readings
• Home screen widget with the day's information
• Notifications for major feasts, favorite saints, and fasting days
• Liturgical ordinances, moon phases, sunrise and sunset
• Calendars for various dioceses, including Old Calendar (Holy Mountain, Jerusalem)
• Alphabetical index of saints and by the era in which they lived
☦ HOLY SCRIPTURE
• 5 Romanian versions: 1994 (Patriarch Teoctist), Bartolomeu Anania (with footnotes), 2008 Synodal, 1914 (New Testament), Vatopedi Monastery
• Ancient Greek (New Testament)
• Side-by-side comparison between versions
☦ LIBRARY
The library is primarily in Romanian and includes a vast collection of Orthodox texts:
• Prayers, Akathists, Paraklesis services, Canons, Troparia, Horologion, Psalter
• Philokalia (vol. I–VIII), Egyptian Paterikon, Romanian Paterikon, Georgian Paterikon, Spiritual Meadow
• Homilies by St. John Chrysostom, St. Nikolai Velimirovich, Sermons by Fr. Cleopa
• Rudder (Pedalion), Dictionary of Orthodox Theology, and writings of the Holy Fathers
Available in English:
• Lives of the Saints from OCA.org (2,760 texts)
• Synaxarion (2,233 texts)
• Troparia and Kontakia (3,828 texts)
• The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
• Selected prayers (morning, evening, Holy Communion preparation)
☦ CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES
• Monasteries, hermitages, and churches across Romania — with history, contact details, patron saint, clergy, holy relics
• Romanian parishes in the diaspora: Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Ireland
• Descriptions available in English for most monasteries and many parishes
• Map view and directions from your location
☦ AUDIO — over 1,000 hours (in Romanian)
• Audio Bible, audiobooks, Lives of the Saints, Synaxarion, sermons
• Orthodox radio stations (Radio Trinitas, Doxologia, and others)
• Playlists, offline downloads, Chromecast support
☦ VIDEO AND TV (in Romanian)
• Films, documentaries, hymns, and Orthodox programs
• Trinitas TV, live streams from churches and monasteries
☦ PDF BOOKS (mostly in Romanian)
• Menaia, Octoechos, Pentecostarion, Liturgikon, sheet music, and more
• Annotate directly on PDFs (highlights, notes, freehand drawing)
☦ A FEW THINGS WE HOPE YOU WILL FIND HELPFUL
• No ads — we wanted nothing to distract from prayer and reading
• Works offline — content can be saved to your phone
• Customizable: color themes, dark mode, font size, configurable home screen
• Read page by page (like a book) or by scrolling, including auto-scroll
• Search across texts, categories, authors, and Holy Scripture
• Favorites, text bookmarks, sharing, and reading history
• Calendar widget, daily quotes widget, and audio widget
☦ ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
Visit lumea-ortodoxiei.ro from any browser — no installation needed.
We started this project in 2018 and continue to improve it. If you notice any errors or have suggestions, please write to us — every message helps.
May this app be of help to you on the path of faith.