2 More iPhone Apps for Catholics

The ever present iPhone

This is the second of a 3 part series on iPhone apps for Catholics.  

In our previous installment, we found apps focused on Scripture, the Mass, and Catholic media and education.  Now we'll look at two more apps, both designed to help you pray in different ways.

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Have Mercy on Us and on the Whole World

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An official app from the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, Divine Mercy (Cost: Free) is perfect for those wanting to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy or wanting to learn about St. Faustina and Divine Mercy. Select the “Chaplet” option and digital beads pop up on one side of the screen with prayers on the other. Slide your fingers over the screen to move the beads and pray with the onscreen text or with the audio companion and text (check the settings tab to switch the audio on/off). As an added bonus, prayers for all nine days of the Divine Mercy Novena are included.

Praying the Psalms with the Church

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For centuries, priests, religious, and, more recently, laity have prayed the Psalms in the morning, evening, and night. Divine Office (Cost: $14.99) offers this way of praying in an easy to follow format. When opened, the day’s prayers download automatically. Find a quiet place, tap the time of day, and join your prayer with hundreds of people around the world. Wonder where these people are? Click the globe in the bottom left corner and a map pops up with pinpricks of light representing people praying with this app, a cool feature that shows just how universal we are as Church. As with other apps, there is an audio companion to the prayers that downloads automatically unless you turn the option off. “Divine Office” requires an internet connection to work. If this is an issue for you, Universalis is a slightly more expensive app (Cost: $20.99) that eliminates the need for an internet connection. Note: you can visit DivineOffice.org to access this content free of charge.

What apps (if any) do you use to help you pray?

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