Description of a Catholic API

dei-veribum.json

{
	"title" : "Dei Verbum",
	"full-title" : "Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on Nov 18, 1965",
	"tags" : ["Vatican II"],
	"author" : "Pope Paul VI",
	"sections" : {
		"Preface" : [
			"1. Hearing the word of God with reverence and proclaiming it with faith, the sacred synod takes its direction from these words of St. John: \"We announce to you the eternal life which dwelt with the Father and was made visible to us. What we have seen and heard we announce to you, so that you may have fellowship with us and our common fellowship be with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ\" (1 John 1:2-3). Therefore, following in the footsteps of the Council of Trent and of the First Vatican Council, this present council wishes to set forth authentic doctrine on divine revelation and how it is handed on, so that by hearing the message of salvation the whole world may believe, by believing it may hope, and by hoping it may love. (1)"
		]
	}
}

liturgical-day.json

{
    "timestamp": "1355125719",
    "collect": "O God, Father of mercies, who placed your people under the singular protection of your Son's most holy Mother, grant that all who invoke the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe, may seek with ever more lively faith the progress of peoples in the ways of justice and of peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.",
    "season": "Advent",
    "rank": "feast",
    "ordo": "usa",
    "color": "white",
    "title": "Our Lady of Guadalupe, BVM"
}

Resource URLS

GET     /calendar/today                     returns JSON object describing the currrent liturgical day
GET     /calendar/:date|YYYYMMDD            returns JSON object describing the liturgical day for :date

GET     /councils/                          return JSON list of church councils
GET     /councils/:id                       return JSON object of a church council
GET     /councils/:id/documents             return JSON list of all documents for a council

GET     /documents/:id                      return JSON object of a church document.
                                            Defaults to english or latin?
                                            Parameters:
                                                :language

GET     /dioceses/:country                  return JSON list of all dioceses in a country
GET     /dioceses/:id                       return JSON object a diocese
GET     /dioceses/:id/dioceses              return JSON list of all dioceses under an archdiocese

GET     /persons/servants                   return JSON list of people declared Servants of God
GET     /persons/beatified                  return JSON list of people beatified
GET     /persons/cannonized                 return JSON list of people cannonized
GET     /persons/:id                        returns a JSON object describing a person
GET     /persons/:id/documents              return a JSON list of all documents attributed to a person
GET     /persons/:id/quotes                 return a JSON list of all quotes attributed to a person

GET     /prayers/:tag                       return a list of prayers on a subject
GET     /prayers/:id                        return a JSON object describing a prayer.

GET     /quotes/:id                         return a JSON object describing a quote
GET     /quotes/:tag                        return a JSON list of quotes tagged with the subject

#need to figure out the best way to describe the summa through a RESTFUL URL
GET     /summa/

GET     /scripture/:book/:range             returns a JSON object of scripture verses
GET     /catechism/:paragraph               returns a JSON object of catechism paragraphs

GET     /search/:query                      returns a JSON list of objects matching query. Accepts filtering parameters

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