If you’ve ever browsed or used the Divine Office books, you know it can be a bit of an undertaking to get every ribbon set, only for them to change the next day. If you can stay distraction free, the phone can be an incredible way to link resources and pull together a more immersive study alongside your prayer time. ![]() ![]() Imagine that you want to know other writings from that slick Office of Readings selection, or want to share a special quote or stanza to your favorite social media. You can’t do any of these with a book. Imagine not being sure which page to start on, or what liturgical day it is. ![]() That was the title of a point I made in the other post. (Although, I don’t want my phone to get wet, either!) The apps, on the other hand, are already in my phone that I already have with me. I admit that sometimes, rather than bring my bulky and heavy book on a camping trip, or my beautiful leatherbound set on a multiday trek around Rome or other special pilgrimage locations, I’d rather have a form of the Office that isn’t going to take up much space and that I don’t have to worry about getting soaked or ripped. But “every day” is not conducive to the book form. The apps are virtually weightless and take up zero space.Īs I said in my previous post, as a member of the Dominican tertiary (third order), I elect to pray the Divine Office every day. Even though my personal preference is for the books, the apps offer serious advantages. In April 2019 I wrote Why I Still Prefer the Divine Office Book, Over the Apps - and no, I didn’t trash the apps. I said that in the companion post to this one because it’s still true. And the 15 seconds before mealtime does not count!” Surgeworks is a global organization with teams specialized in interaction and graphical design, rapid web and mobile devices application development, and ecommerce solutions.A wise and gracious priest used to remind our congregation, at least once a month: “The family that prays together, says together. The Ministry of Divine Office is a non-profit organization dedicated to gathering assets beneficial to the community of Christians praying the Liturgy of the Hours. Over the past year over 150,000 unique visitors came to The Divine Office app was developed by Surgeworks, a Salt-Lake City based application developer and graphical interaction design firm.Īttention Media: Free coupon codes are available upon request for review of the Divine Office app. Prayers – a reference of Catholic prayers in several languages for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touchĭivine Office apps bring together thousands of people each day into prayer with some days exceeding 30,000 audio prayer downloads by people joining together in prayer around the world. Night Prayer (Compline) – audio Liturgy of the Hours for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Morning Prayer (Lauds) – audio Liturgy of the Hours for iPhone, iPad, and iPod TouchĮvening Prayer (Vespers) – audio Liturgy of the Hours for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Other apps offered by the Ministry include: A small one-time download charge for the Divine Office Mac app supports the Ministry and development efforts. We are excited about the new release and our ability to bring more prayer to more people on more devices,” says Dane Falkner, founder of the Divine Office Ministry.ĭivine Office “Liturgy of the Hours” audio and full text is available free of charge at the web site with a free companion audio podcast on iTunes. ![]() This Mac version, along with our website, podcast, iPhone and iPad apps, provide more choices to the praying community gathered around this project. “The Divine Office app emphasizes the life-changing experience of prayer. The Mac version includes full text downloads in addition to audio and is available on Apple’s Mac App Store starting today.ĭivine Office uses the current four-volume “Liturgy of the Hours,” the official prayer book of the Roman Catholic Church, however, it is also suitable for individuals following most Christian traditions. The Divine Office Mac app automatically downloads (several days at a time) audio prayers for every hour and day of the year, including Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials. provides an iOS app that takes the full text and audio for the Liturgy of The Hours of the Roman Catholic Church to the iPhone and iPad, has released the Divine Office app for Mac through the new Mac App Store. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, (Jan 6, 2011)-The Ministry of Divine Office, a non-profit group that offers the “Liturgy of the Hours” collection of Roman Catholic prayers online and via the iPhone, iPod, and iPad, in partnership with Surgeworks, Inc.
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