Whether you are looking to learn more about your faith or simply follow along with evening prayer we have the apps for you.
It wouldn’t be a FOCUS blog app rundown without including a FOCUS app, now would it? The FOCUS Equip app didn’t make the list just because it’s from FOCUS. It’s on the list because it not only helps you grow in the faith with great talks and video clips, but it also helps you evangelize.
Most people know the Pope has a Twitter account, but did you know he has an app? As you might have guessed, The Pope App is all about the Pope. It’s powered by news.va, which is run by the Pontifical Council for Social Communication.
1. iPieta - iPieta contains Catholic documents, teachings, writings, prayers, and liturgical calendars. With the iPieta App, these Catholic Treasures are readily available, at home or on the go, for teaching, on the spot apologetics, and for the benefit of your own soul and those around you.
This app is a wonderful resource (anything that has the complete Summa in English and Latin already is). It has both the ordinary and extraordinary form Mass calendars and their missals/prayers and just about every formulated prayer under the sun…and it is well organized and updated frequently.
This app is a wonderful resource (anything that has the complete Summa in English and Latin already is). It has both the ordinary and extraordinary form Mass calendars and their missals/prayers and just about every formulated prayer under the sun…and it is well organized and updated frequently.
2. Laudate – Daily Mass Readings (with Saint of the Day), Liturgy of Hours, New American Bible, interactive Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Stations of the Cross, prayers and latin prayers with English translation. Multiple podcasts for daily meditations and Rosary. Catechism of Catholic Church with ability to bookmark and share. My Prayers lets you store your own prayers.
Laudate is basically iPieta “lite” and includes daily meditations. Updated: Occasionally
Laudate is basically iPieta “lite” and includes daily meditations. Updated: Occasionally
3. BreviariumMeum – Breviarium Meum allows you to pray the traditional (1962) Latin breviary of the Catholic Church wherever you go (if you have an iPad, download Breviarium Meum HD instead). You can download the texts up to a week in advance, so you can pray even when you don't have a network connection. A parallel English translation of the breviary and an collection of Latin prayers and blessings are also included. Pray the breviary you know in a new way, or get to know for the first time the Roman Liturgy in the Usus Antiquior, considered by Summorum Pontificum as a precious treasure to be preserved and made accessible to all the faithful.
This is probably my most used Catholic app. If you are familiar with the Liturgy of the Hours (or Divine office as in this case) you will love this app. It provides the Divine office without having to use all the placeholders and search through the book…it lines everything up on one long page in Latin and English and since it is the 1962 (extraordinary form of the divine office) the imprecatory psalms and calling down Gods wrath on the wicked hasn't been excluded for PC reasons. Check it out! Updated: Occasionally
This is probably my most used Catholic app. If you are familiar with the Liturgy of the Hours (or Divine office as in this case) you will love this app. It provides the Divine office without having to use all the placeholders and search through the book…it lines everything up on one long page in Latin and English and since it is the 1962 (extraordinary form of the divine office) the imprecatory psalms and calling down Gods wrath on the wicked hasn't been excluded for PC reasons. Check it out! Updated: Occasionally
4. iMass – iMass makes it possible to view Holy Mass each day directly on your iPhone. Whether you are at the park, on a bus, at a coffee shop or in the comfort of your home, you can view Holy Mass and unite your prayers to it. The Mass is celebrated in the Extraordinary Form by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter at Christ the King Catholic Church in Sarasota, Florida, USA. The app also provides the text of the Mass of the day according to the 1962 Missal, making it useful as a missal for the participation at Mass. This app does not serve to fulfill the Sunday Obligation of going to church and assisting at Mass, however it is an optimal way to unite yourself to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, at any time of the day or night.
This app is a total knockout of all other vicarious Mass apps. It includes not just the mass video, but a missal for the Sundays, the daily breviary (which connects to the app used above), sermons and various important topics which are very much to the point. Updated: Rarely
This app is a total knockout of all other vicarious Mass apps. It includes not just the mass video, but a missal for the Sundays, the daily breviary (which connects to the app used above), sermons and various important topics which are very much to the point. Updated: Rarely
5. Covenant Eyes -
The Covenant Eyes app is an Internet browser that monitors and applies age-based ratings to every website visited. These websites and their ratings, like T for Teen and M for Mature, are provided in a report that is sent to a person you choose. It is available for the iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad. Two out of three teens say they erase their browser history to make sure their parents will not know about their online activity. The Covenant Eyes browser takes away this option for secrecy, helping parents to monitor how their kids use the Internet. Nearly 1 in 5 searches made from mobile devices are for adult material. With the Covenant Eyes browser, adults can stay accountable to others about where they go online.
Features:
Reports of Internet use e-mailed regularly
Every web address given age-based rating
Bookmarks
Tabbed browsing
Limitations:
Due to limitations of the iPhone, the Covenant Eyes app cannot monitor other apps (such as Safari, YouTube, Facetime, etc.).
Only activity generated through the Covenant Eyes browser will be monitored and reported.
We recommend that users disable (through the Restrictions menu under General Settings) Safari, YouTube, and the ability to install other apps. Learn how to do this at CovenantEyes.com/services.
This app is excellent because it makes 'public' what most consider private or would like to be private–browsing the internet. Some people don't reach into the cash register at the store because it would tarnish their image with their friends… This is an excellent app for those who are tempted to view immoral content online because it makes them accountable for what they do.
The last three are taken from a post by FOCUS.org (http://www.focus.org/blog/posts/5-great-free-catholic-apps.html).
The Covenant Eyes app is an Internet browser that monitors and applies age-based ratings to every website visited. These websites and their ratings, like T for Teen and M for Mature, are provided in a report that is sent to a person you choose. It is available for the iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad. Two out of three teens say they erase their browser history to make sure their parents will not know about their online activity. The Covenant Eyes browser takes away this option for secrecy, helping parents to monitor how their kids use the Internet. Nearly 1 in 5 searches made from mobile devices are for adult material. With the Covenant Eyes browser, adults can stay accountable to others about where they go online.
Features:
Reports of Internet use e-mailed regularly
Every web address given age-based rating
Bookmarks
Tabbed browsing
Limitations:
Due to limitations of the iPhone, the Covenant Eyes app cannot monitor other apps (such as Safari, YouTube, Facetime, etc.).
Only activity generated through the Covenant Eyes browser will be monitored and reported.
We recommend that users disable (through the Restrictions menu under General Settings) Safari, YouTube, and the ability to install other apps. Learn how to do this at CovenantEyes.com/services.
This app is excellent because it makes 'public' what most consider private or would like to be private–browsing the internet. Some people don't reach into the cash register at the store because it would tarnish their image with their friends… This is an excellent app for those who are tempted to view immoral content online because it makes them accountable for what they do.
The last three are taken from a post by FOCUS.org (http://www.focus.org/blog/posts/5-great-free-catholic-apps.html).
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iBreviary was one of the first Catholic smartphone apps available, and I think it’s still one of the most handy apps to have on your phone. As you might guess from its name, it provides you with an electronic breviary, the book used to pray the Liturgy of the Hours. And, on top of eliminating the need to carry your breviary around with you all the time, it also cues up the prayers for the day, eliminating the need to coordinate ribbons and flip back and forth in a book.
A few other apps offer a breviary function, but iBreviary is the only free one I know of that uses the same translations for the psalms and prayers as a paper breviary. Very handy when praying with other people.
On top of replacing your breviary, it also provides the Mass readings of the day, a short saint biography on feast days (click the picture of the saint on the opening screen), and TONS of prayers and blessings. You know all those books priests use for celebrating Mass, baptizing babies, and blessing motorcycles? There’s an app for that, and it’s called iBreviary.
Another reason I really like iBreviary is that it’s available for nearly every device out there, as it also has a web interface that can be accessed from anything with a browser (including my favorite, the browser on an e-ink Kindle).
It wouldn’t be a FOCUS blog app rundown without including a FOCUS app, now would it? The FOCUS Equip app didn’t make the list just because it’s from FOCUS. It’s on the list because it not only helps you grow in the faith with great talks and video clips, but it also helps you evangelize.
You can access most of FOCUS Equip’s videos and audio talks right on the app. You've got a treasure trove of formation resources right in the palm of your hand! Just check out the media and training sections. These are great to listen to during workouts and commutes.
Looking for a how-to guide or want to lead a Bible study? Check out Resources. You can lead a Bible study right from your phone or tablet! Each resource is easy to share with Twitter, Facebook, and email buttons. And the Blog section lets you keep the focus blog right in your pocket!
Most people know the Pope has a Twitter account, but did you know he has an app? As you might have guessed, The Pope App is all about the Pope. It’s powered by news.va, which is run by the Pontifical Council for Social Communication.
If you like the Pope, you’re gonna love this app. You can browse photo galleries of recent General Audiences and Papal events, watch video clips of the Pope’s addresses, read transcripts of his speeches, check out the Pope’s upcoming schedule of events, and even watch live streaming video.
The Pope App also has a Pope News section, links to other great resources (Pope’s Twitter account, various Vatican news sources, etc.), and Vatican webcams. Wish you could see who’s praying at JPII’s tomb or how many people are in St. Peter’s Square right now? Now you can!
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