Most of these JSON files are generated by scraping publicly available sources (diocesan websites) or are manually transcribed for educational/non-commercial use. Others use the Psalterium Monasticum or older public domain translations.
# Test a Liturgia de las Horas JSON endpoint curl https://my-repo.github.io/liturgia/data/2024/12/25/laudes.json | jq '.metadata' Note: Replace my-repo with the actual GitHub username hosting the JSON data. Always verify the repository's license before use. liturgia de las horas.github.io json
| Problem | Likely Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Empty Psalm array | Incomplete data entry | Fallback to default Psalter week | | Wrong antiphon | Improper liturgical rank calculation | Verify the JSON against official CEE calendar | | Missing Vísperas II | Repository only stores one Vespers | Check if Vespers I (Saturday) is stored under visperas1.json | | Encoding errors (ñ) | UTF-8 corruption | Ensure your fetch request sets charset=utf-8 | The liturgia de las horas.github.io json ecosystem represents a beautiful synergy of faith and code. Whether you are building a smartwatch app for the Liturgia de las Horas , a Discord bot that posts Laudes , or a static website for a monastery, understanding this JSON structure is your first step. Most of these JSON files are generated by
https://[username].github.io/[repo-name]/data/[YYYY]/[MM]/[DD]/[hour].json Always verify the repository's license before use
"metadata": "date": "2024-12-25", "liturgical_day": "Natividad del Señor (Solemnidad)", "liturgical_color": "Blanco", "week_of_psalter": 1, "hour": "Laudes" , "introduction": "verse": "Señor, abre mis labios", "response": "Y mi boca proclamará tu alabanza" , "hymn": "title": "Cristo, lucero de la mañana", "verses": ["Texto del himno...", "..."] , "psalmody": [ "type": "Psalm", "number": 95, "antiphon": "Hoy ha nacido el Salvador...", "verses": ["Cantad al Señor un cántico nuevo...", "..."] , "type": "Canticle", "source": "Daniel 3", "antiphon": "...", "verses": ["..."] ], "scripture_reading": "reference": "Isaías 9:1-6", "text": "El pueblo que caminaba en tinieblas vio una luz grande..." , "responsory": "verse": "El Verbo se hizo carne, aleluya", "response": "Y habitó entre nosotros, aleluya" , "gospel_canticle": "name": "Benedictus", "antiphon": "Gloria a Dios en las alturas...", "text": ["Bendito sea el Señor, Dios de Israel...", "..."] , "intercessions": "title": "A Cristo, luz de las naciones", "petitions": ["Que tu nacimiento traiga paz al mundo...", "..."] , "closing_prayer": "text": "Oh Dios, que has iluminado este día santísimo..."
if (!officeData) return <Text>Cargando Liturgia...</Text>;