Byzantine Companion is a comprehensive prayer and liturgical resource for Byzantine Catholics and anyone drawn to the Eastern Catholic tradition.
Features include:
*Daily Scripture Readings: Complete Byzantine lectionary with Epistle and Gospel readings for every day of the liturgical year
*Great Lent Readings: Old Testament readings from Genesis, Proverbs, and Isaiah for Vespers and Sixth Hour services
*Interactive Calendar: Tap any date to view that day's feasts, fasting, and Scripture readings
*Daily liturgical information with saints, feasts, tones, and fasting guidelines
*Full liturgical calendar with major and minor feasts color-coded by rank
*Curated collection of Byzantine Catholic prayers
*Complete Holy Gospels and Epistles with built-in reader and verse highlighting
*The Psalter organized by Kathisma for daily prayer
*The Jesus Prayer with prayer details
*Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom — full text to pray along with at Liturgy
*Devotion to the Theotokos with the Akathist Hymn
*The Rule of the Theotokos — pray the full 15 decades or a single decade, with St. Basil's morning prayer and special Dormition Fast hymns
*The Holy Rosary
*Thanksgiving Journal — keep a record of God's kindness in your life, with a daily morning list of thanksgivings and a chronological record of God's mercies as they happen
*Examination of conscience and confession preparation guide, with a printable list to take into the confessional
*Customizable prayer reminders and notifications
*Patristic wisdom from the Church Fathers — 150+ readings from the Desert Fathers, Cappadocian Fathers, and saints of the Byzantine tradition
*Curated media resources: podcasts, sacred music, videos, and spiritual reading
*Glossary of Byzantine Catholic terms
*Fasting settings that follow the liturgical tradition
*Feast ranking guide
*Byzantine Companion is designed for daily use — whether you are preparing for Divine Liturgy, following the liturgical cycle, or deepening your personal prayer life. All content is available offline, and all information is completely private and visible only to you.
Glory to God for all things.
There appear to be some slight differences amongst traditions. In our Melkite parish we have March 9 as wine and oil for the feast of the Holy Martyrs of Sebaste but this app appears to retain it as a strict fast. However, I love it so far. I have never seen a so comprehensive eastern Catholic app. It beats using an Orthodox app and having nowhere to go during lent and Pascha.
ISSUE WITH FASTS DISAPPEARING
Dhdsts
Love the app but on the calendar, it’s no longer showing the actual fasts, just the Monday and Wednesday fasts. Idk if it is a mistake on my end or an issue with the update but I love the app and understand you are a solo developer, so I am sending this review to let you know without damaging your rating. Love you, Christos Anesti!
Developer Response
Would love to see examples of what you’re experiencing. Please email them to byzantinecompanionapp@gmail.com Thanks!
Great App to find Byzantine Catholic Resources!
JPMiller1020
Great App to find Byzantine Catholic Resources! It provides a lot of useful information quickly, and helps answer simple questions without assuming you grew up in an Eastern Catholic Church.
You’ll love this app
Case addicteereter
If you’re a traditional and/or Eastern Christian you’ll have a wonderful time in this app. Something you’ll realize you needed sooner.
Major calendar corrections: Sunday readings, Matins Gospels, and feast-day readings now verified against the eparchial calendar. Great Week services are now displayed in full. Expanded saints calendar including Blessed Theodore Romzha, Blessed Basil Hopko, and Blessed Paul Gojdič.
Version 1.6.0
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Information
Seller
Brian Mungo
Size
40.3 MB
Category
Reference
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
