Hard Road: Daily Virtues

Catholic daily discipline: Liturgy of the Hours, fitness, fasting, examen.

Hard Road is a comprehensive Catholic daily discipline app that integrates spiritual practice, physical fitness, nutrition tracking, and self-examination into a single experience anchored to the liturgical calendar. Nine core virtues. One daily rule of life. No shortcuts.

NINE VIRTUES, ONE RULE OF LIFE

Each day is measured by nine habits spanning body, mind, soul, and relationships: Arise, Pray, Consume, Examen, Build, Nourish, Work, Love, and Leisure. Complete them all for a Perfect Day — or use Gentle Start to build up gradually over two weeks.

COMPLETE LITURGY OF THE HOURS

A full digital Breviary built in — no external books required. Seven canonical hours from the Office of Readings to Compline, with a 4-week psalter rotation of 315+ psalms and canticles in the Douay-Rheims translation, 237 patristic readings, and seasonal Marian antiphons.

DAILY MASS READINGS & ROSARY

710 lectionary entries covering the full 3-year Sunday and 2-year weekday cycles. A guided Holy Rosary with daily mystery rotation and full prayer texts.

STRUCTURED BIBLE READING

Read through all of the Narrative of Salvation at your own pace — 90, 180, or 365 days — with progress tracking.

WORKOUT & FITNESS TRACKING

Pre-built and custom workout templates. 78 exercises with real-time set, rep, and weight logging. RPE tracking, rest timers, personal records, 1RM estimation, and detailed cardio pacing with ACSM metabolic equations. Post-workout share cards.

NUTRITION WITH LITURGICAL FASTING

TDEE calculator, macro presets, food search via USDA and Open Food Facts with barcode scanning. The interface adapts between Fuel and Fast based on the Church calendar.

NIGHTLY EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE

Guided Ignatian Examen with seven deadly sins assessment, mood tracking, journaling, and historical pattern analysis.

BROTHERHOOD

Anonymous global community stats plus small-group accountability with up to 8 men. Weekly VP leaderboards, group challenges, emoji encouragement, patron saint selection, and leader tools.

GAMIFICATION WITH SUBSTANCE

Virtue Points, 50 levels across 6 achievement tiers from Pilgrim to Crusader, 30+ achievements, 77 Ascetic Challenges, and shareable milestone cards. Every metric maps to real spiritual and physical growth.

ANALYTICS & REVIEWS

Weekly, monthly, and seasonal reviews with coaching. Multi-period analytics across prayer, fitness, nutrition, and examen data. Compliance calendar and per-habit analysis.

PREMIUM

14-day free trial. Prayers, Scripture, and Habit tracking will always be free. Premium unlocks Workout/Nutrition Tracking, Monthly/Seasonal Reviews and advanced analytics.

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