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+# ✝️ holybar
+Simple menu bar app to show the daily readings from the Bible. It uses the [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops](https://bible.usccb.org/) as the source and the Roman Calendar ([romcal](https://www.npmjs.com/package/romcal)) package to determine the liturgical color.
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+## Usage
+```bash
+# Install dependencies
+npm install
+# Run the application
+npm start
+```