Taizé Routines

I built Taizé Routines as a small, private project to keep a daily rhythm of contemplative prayer in the Taizé tradition — the kind of quiet evening prayer you might join if you were in the church of Taizé itself.

The website will be published soon (maybe it is already public). I’m in contact with the Taizé brothers who need to approve the use of their songs.

Features

Daily routines — A carefully crafted prayer experience updated every day
Create your own — Build custom routines tailored to your spiritual practice
No login required — Token-based URLs give you instant access to your routines — no account creation, no passwords, just save your personal link!
Share privately — Send your routines to others using shareable links
Gemini AI integration — Daily prayer text is spoken aloud using text-to-speech technology

How It Works

Each day brings a new routine based on the Taizé tradition. You can also create your own custom routines and access them via a unique token in the URL. Your privacy is protected — we don’t track you, and your data is only stored if you explicitly consent.

Tech Stack

Built with modern web technologies:

Next.js 15 + React 19 for a responsive, interactive interface
TypeScript for type-safe code
Tailwind CSS with a custom Taizé color palette
PostgreSQL for reliable data storage
Google Gemini API for text-to-speech of daily prayers
Docker for containerized deployment

Visit Taizé Routines

Experience it yourself: https://taize.vincentschill.ing (public soon)