# Pencil Bible: Catholic Edition — Douay-Rheims & Mass Readings

> Douay-Rheims & Mass Readings (iPhone/iPad app by Launch Round.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-bible-catholic-edition/id6795114881 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Launch Round](https://appshunter.io/developer/1580265297)
- Category: Reference, Books
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 71 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-07
- Data updated: 2026-11-08

## What is Pencil Bible?

Pray with the Church each day, in a Bible you can write in.

The Today tab brings you the feast and season of the Church's year, the daily Mass readings, the saint of the day and the mysteries of the Rosary. Tap a reading and it opens in your Bible. Underline the line from the Gospel that stopped you, circle a word in the Psalm, and write your prayer in the margin, with Apple Pencil or your finger.

Today, with the Church:
• The day in the Church's year: the feast and the liturgical season
• The daily Mass readings: the First Reading, the Responsorial Psalm, the Second Reading on Sundays and solemnities, and the Gospel
• Tap any reading to open it in your Bible, ready to underline and pray with
• The saint or feast of the day, with a short biography and a quote on many days
• A Rosary guide with the day's mysteries, following the weekday and the season
• Traditional Catholic prayers, from the Our Father and the Hail Mary to the Memorare, the Angelus, the Anima Christi and the Prayer to St. Michael

Write in Scripture:
• Highlight, underline, draw and write in the margins with Apple Pencil or your finger
• Add text boxes, shapes, stickers and photos to the page
• Your writing stays with the verses, so it is there each time you return
• Export an annotated chapter as a PDF

Three Catholic Bibles, all free:
• Douay-Rheims (the default)
• Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
• World English Bible Catholic Edition (WEBC)
Each has all 73 books, including Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch and 1 and 2 Maccabees.

Your Bible, your way:
• Choose and edit the page layout, with wider margins if you like room for notes
• Light and dark mode, for early mornings and late nights
• Bookmarks, and folders for the passages you want to keep close
• Search across the whole Bible

Every day, on iPhone and iPad:
• A daily reading streak to help you build a steady habit
• A bookshelf widget for your Home Screen
• iCloud sync between your iPhone and iPad, using your own iCloud, with no account to create and no sign-in

Made for:
• Praying the day's readings before Mass, work or school
• Notes on Sunday's homily, beside the Gospel it was preached on
• Praying the Rosary with the day's mysteries
• Keeping a Scripture journal through Advent, Lent and Ordinary Time
• Getting to know the saint of the day
• Slow, prayerful study of the Gospels, the Psalms and the whole Catholic canon

Free to read, every day:
• Reading all three Bibles and everything on the Today tab is free on iPhone and iPad.
• On iPhone, writing on the page is free too. The one exception is iPhone Duo, which works like iPad.
• On iPad and iPhone Duo, writing on the page comes with a 14-day free trial from the first time you use it, with no payment details needed. After that, keep writing with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase.

Apple Pencil requires a compatible iPad or iPhone Duo. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple Account settings.

"But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart." (Luke 2:19) Keep what you receive each day in the margins of the Word.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Is Pencil Bible safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Pencil Bible.

## Is Pencil Bible legit?

Pencil Bible: Catholic Edition appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Pencil Bible is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-08

No release notes.

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