Daily prayer
I love the app. I can read the gospel reading of the day even though I can’t get to most week day masses because of work. The notification bell lets me know what prayer to pray at the right time. As a busy family man it helps me to put God at the front of my mind even when I’m busy.
Life changing App
The Universalis App is the most genuine and beautiful Catholic app out there.
You can feel that there’s actually a real person looking after it and it’s not an AI sort of thing running it.
It has beautiful readings, hymns, information about saints and many beautiful prayers too.
For me it’s benefits are endless and makes it possible for me to have all of this on the go. Truly life changing.
I love this app and cannot recommend it enough.
You can feel that there’s actually a real person looking after it and it’s not an AI sort of thing running it.
It has beautiful readings, hymns, information about saints and many beautiful prayers too.
For me it’s benefits are endless and makes it possible for me to have all of this on the go. Truly life changing.
I love this app and cannot recommend it enough.
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Excellent addition to my prayer life
I’ve used this app for years. I can set it to my diocese in Australia and access the daily mass readings, do my spiritual reading, ready about that days saints feast days and even the liturgy of the hours. If you pay extra, you can get it all read to you. I do this so I can listen on my daily walks or commute. I love this app.
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Excellent support for prayer
This app with its recent updates is of huge benefit in adopting a rhythm in daily prayer. All of the relevant parts of the liturgy of the hours presented as they are prayed, as well as daily angelus, rosary and Mass - and the spoken tracks in a pleasing range of British and Irish accents making it feel very “at home” for a UK based user. Excellent value for money, ability to tailor to individual preferences and so easy to use.
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A fantastic app
This has improved vastly since its earlier days. Firstly, being from the UK it is wonderful to have a British or Irish accent rather than an American one as it helps make the prayers appropriate to me. Also, I love the speed of the prayers (which can be changed as desired). So often the Rosary for example is rushed and feels like a marathon. This is said at a respectful pace with differing voices. The entire app is usable and aids prayer. This just makes saying the Liturgy of the Hours very possible for a lay person and helps immensely to develop ones prayer life. Thank you very much.
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Once used - indispensable!
To Martin Kochanski and his team I extend my heartfelt thanks. The provision of Universalis has made praying the Office a joy.
The criticism of the divine office from the Protestant Reformers in the 16th Century was that it took longer to find out what to say, then it took to say it! The post Vatican II reforms vastly improved matters but it can still be a faff to sort out the prayers for the day.
All the worry has been removed by Universalis and has enhanced my prayer life. My wife also shares in the praying of the Office and if I am away she is able to continue on her own thanks to Universalis.
The criticism of the divine office from the Protestant Reformers in the 16th Century was that it took longer to find out what to say, then it took to say it! The post Vatican II reforms vastly improved matters but it can still be a faff to sort out the prayers for the day.
All the worry has been removed by Universalis and has enhanced my prayer life. My wife also shares in the praying of the Office and if I am away she is able to continue on her own thanks to Universalis.
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Best app
Easy to use and very comprehensive
Excellent value for daily dedicated prayer routine thank you
Excellent value, thank you to the developers, for my daily dedicated prayer routine. Excellent for Catholics and any person looking to develop a good valued prayer life and spiritual life, routine around their busy daily work life or just on my day off at home. I was in the seminary for a while. I find I am still able to continue with a regular prayer routine around my day. Having the hours simultaneously on the audio tracks is an excellent tool for me. The audio tracks are so excellent, as I am able to regularly listen to the tracks playing on my way to work. Or even quick quiet moments on my work breaks. Very Helpful for Relaxing and calming down in a short meditational moment, on my morning commute to work. Reflecting the last psalm phrases or even re- listen to those words, in those often moments that I’m tempted to become annoyed or frustrated with challenges like traffic jams, lights and railway crossing hold ups. I find I can use these moments to ponder or even re listen to, and see it as a moment for prayer and focus on the lord, time to practice my patience, and trust in Jesus, as I am going about my daily challenges. I can even listen to the angelus or rosaries or mass readings of the day. Has changed my life and I’m more focused on the Lord and Mary’s requests for regular prayers, from her appearances at Medjugorje.
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Right praise
I have found Universalis a wonderful help in giving God right praise. It gives me a great structure on which to build my prayer life. It unites me with so many around the world praying to God. Thank you Universalis
Comprehensive and easy to use
This is an excellent resource. It has comprehensive content, including the scripture readings for each day’s Mass, information about the saints whose feast day falls on each day, prayers in common use, the daily spiritual readings in the Divine Office (or ‘Hours’), together with the full Divine Office for each ‘hour’ of each day. It is well laid-out and easy to navigate. And it has a beautiful look and feel, making it a pleasure to use. Finally, it is excellent value for money. Highly recommended.
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