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However, do you ever remember to download the prayers a week in advance on iBreviary? I certainly forget. Having an app on your phone with the breviary is therefore, very convenient and maybe a lifesaver. While there are Mass Kits, priests do forget things from time to time and their breviary could be something they would forget. While the youth group should provide the necessary liturgical furnishings, the priest (in my experience) would bring a bulk of the things, primarily the Mass kit with chalice, paten, cross, linens, vestmentsвЂ¦ and a copy of The Roman Missal, and the Lectionary. Imagine a priest going out to a campground to celebrate Mass for a youth group in which he is a chaplain of. It is easier to have your phone on you than bringing a breviary around everywhere. Always read the description and the fine print and you will know why the Cardinal and now myself, have iBreviary and Universalis, and find out why I am leaning more towards Universalis, than the iBreviary and Divine Office despite the price gap.ДЇirst of all, why do clergy and lay people breviary apps anyways? I say the main reason is for portability. However, do not let your assumptions reign, ever.

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So the biggest question for me is, is it really worth chipping out ~$15.00 CAD (reminder: I am from Toronto) for an breviary app that I can get for free using iBreviary or Divine Office? That is what I thought at first. I decided that I really need to find out what the fuss was with the Universalis app and so get an idea of why the Cardinal use both the iBreviary and Universalis because if they are both breviary, liturgical apps, why use both?ДЄs I mentioned, iBreviary is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for free, while Universalis is available on both app stores for a one-time fee вЂ“ at least $10.99 USD (price from Apple App Store). I use them both and itвЂ™s just very easy I find the benefit is that with my eyes, you can make it bigger print. The two that are most commonly used are iBreviary and Universalis. The breviary I use much of the time is here (showing his smartphone) as you can get it on your cell phone or tablet. Besides the classic bound breviaries, he also shared that his smartphone was also a breviary for him: In his вЂњshow and tell,вЂќ he recommended some resources for those who would like to start praying the Liturgy of the Hours. In the first episode, Cardinal Collins gave a brief introduction to the Psalms and more specifically, the Liturgy of the Hours. In this season the Cardinal has and will continue to speak about the Psalms. I was вЂњre-exposedвЂќ to Universalis in the 2020-2021 season of Thomas Cardinal CollinsвЂ™ Lectio Divina series. Some years ago (2014), I did know of their website which I used for some time for referencing the Mass Readings, and gave up with the website upon learning that they did not use the Canadian NRSV-CE Lectionary ReadingsвЂ¦ nor do a lot of missals or websites. I honestly did not know that Universalis had an app.

In the latter half of 2020, I learned of another alternative to iBreviary and Divine Office, called Universalis. Divine Office,вЂќ both Liturgy of the Hours apps I have in my phone.

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Last year, upon my Android phone breaking down and the time came for me to purchase an iPhone SE 2020, I saw it as a perfect opportunity to download some Catholic breviary apps to try out, hence the eighth instalment of The Liturgy Series with вЂњ iBreviary vs.