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# NAME

Date::Lectionary - Readings for the Christian Lectionary

# VERSION

Version 1.20200203

# SYNOPSIS

    use Time::Piece;
    use Date::Lectionary;

    my $epiphany = Date::Lectionary->new('date'=>Time::Piece->strptime("2017-01-06", "%Y-%m-%d"));
    say $epiphany->day->name; #String representation of the name of the day in the liturgical calendar; e.g. 'The Epiphany'
    say $epiphany->year->name; #String representation of the name of the liturgical year; e.g. 'A'
    say ${$epiphany->readings}[0] #String representation of the first reading for the day.

# DESCRIPTION

Date::Lectionary takes a Time::Piece date and returns the liturgical day and associated readings for the day.

## ATTRIBUTES

### date

The Time::Piece object date given at object construction.

### lectionary

An optional attribute given at object creation time.  Valid values are 'acna' for the Anglican Church of North America lectionary and 'rcl' for the Revised Common Lectionary with complementary readings in ordinary time.  This attribute defaults to 'a...

### day

A Date::Lectionary::Day object containing attributes related to the liturgical day.

`type`: Stores the type of liturgical day. 'fixedFeast' is returned for non-moveable feast days such as Christmas Day. 'moveableFeast' is returned for moveable feast days.  Moveable feasts move to a Monday when they occure on a Sunday. 'Sunday' is re...

`name`: The name of the day in the lectionary.  For noLect days a String representation of the day is returned as the name.

`alt`: The alternative name --- if one is given --- of the day in the lectionary.  If there is no alternative name for the day, then the empty string will be returned.

`multiLect`: Returns 'yes' if the day has multiple services with readings associated with it.  (E.g. Christmas Day, Easter, etc.)  Returns 'no' if the day is a normal lectioanry day with only one service and one set of readings.

### year

A Date::Lectionary::Year object containing attributes related to the liturgical year the date given at object construction resides in.

`name`: Returns 'A', 'B', or 'C' depending on the liturgical year the date given at object construction resides in.

### readings

Return an ArrayRef of the String representation of the day's readings if there are any.  Readings in the ArrayRef are ordered in the array according to the order the readings are given in the lectionary.  If mutliple readings exist for the day, an Ar...

    my $singleReading = Date::Lectionary->new(
        'date'       => Time::Piece->strptime( "2016-11-13", "%Y-%m-%d" ),
        'lectionary' => 'acna'
    );

    say ${ $testReading->readings }[1]; #Will print 'Ps 98', the second reading for the Sunday closest to November 16 in the default ACNA lectionary for year C.
    say $testReading->day->multiLect; #Will print 'no' because this day does not have multiple services in the lectionary.

    my $multiReading = Date::Lectionary->new(
        'date'       => Time::Piece->strptime( "2016-12-25", "%Y-%m-%d" ),
        'lectionary' => 'rcl'
    );

    say $multiReading->day->multiLect; #Will print 'yes' because this day does have multiple services in the lectionary.
    say ${ $multiReading->readings }[0]{name}; #Will print 'Christmas, Proper I', the first services of Christmas Day in the RCL
    say ${ $multiReading->readings }[1]{readings}[0]; #Will print 'Isaiah 62:6-12', the first reading of the second service 'Christmas, Proper II' on Christmas Day in the RCL.

# SUBROUTINES/METHODS

## BUILD