Sunday 28 December 2014

Online prayer resources

I mentioned in my homily this weekend that some families have found online prayer resources valuable as an aid to praying together, and to encouraging young people to pray. Here are a few that I like. There are many others. If you have a favourite, please email me the details and I will post them on this site.

  • Pray as you go has a daily audio reflection and an increasing number of other resources. It has recently produced very convenient apps for iPhone/iPad and for Android devices. All free!
  • Universalis is an excellent resource. It provides the daily Mass readings, and the Divine Office, the daily prayer of the Church, prayed by priests, religious and many lay people. There are a variety of different platforms explained here. They cost around £10 or £20 as a one off, and this allows you to install them on a number of devices. Although the website is unattractive, the apps are excellent and work very well indeed: I have used them on PC, Android phones, and iPads for a long time, and thoroughly recommend them. You can try them free before you buy.
  • Laudate for Apple (iOS) Devices and Android Devices is a very comprehensive free app. It has much of the material found on Universalis, but not always in the translations used in this country. It also provides links to other resources. It is not the most elegant app in the world, but is a useful place to start.




Lastly, to inspire us to make our homes places of prayer and faith, here is the Nazareth address of Blessed Pope Paul VI to which I referred in my homily.