Breviarium Meum 4+
Pray the vetus ordo anywhere
Giovanni Manelli
Designed for iPhone
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- $0.99
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Description
This is the iPhone version of Breviarium Meum, which allows you to pray the traditional (1962 or earlier) Latin breviary of the Catholic Church wherever you go. You can download the texts up to a week in advance, so you can pray even when you don't have a network connection. A parallel translation of the breviary (English, Danish*, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese*, or Spanish) and a collection of Latin prayers and blessings are also included. Select the background color and text size you prefer.
Use Breviarium Meum HD instead on iPad.
Pray the breviary you know in a new way, or get to know for the first time the Roman Liturgy in the Usus Antiquior, considered by Summorum Pontificum a precious treasure to be preserved and made accessible to all the faithful.
• The Danish and Portuguese translations are still incomplete. Several languages lack a translation of the martyrology. An English translation is used for those portions of the office not available in the selected language.
What’s New
Version 1.9
• Full screen display of the Divine Office and other texts
• Danish and Portuguese translations of the Divine Office. These are currently incomplete.
• Dominican Office—currently only Compline works properly
• Colors have been adjusted to meet WCAG accessibility standards
• Various other improvements and bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Awesome
I was blown away by how straightforward this is, and you can even have the English translation of the readings/prayers side by side with the Latin.
omnes latine orare nunc possunt
I once tried to pray with a printed-and-bound breviary, and I was totally overwhelmed by all the flipping, etc. This marvellous app, however, prepares the entire office, including the proper prayers for feasts and Sundays and puts everything in order on one page. Abbreviations are few, which is most useful for a beginner. Several editions of the breviary are available, including the 1960 rubrics (which can be used to satisfy the canonical obligations of clergy). Numerous supplementary prayers (in Latin) are provided in the appendix.
The parallel translation is a bit tight in portrait on the iPhone, though it is acceptable in landscape. Downloads are fast and can even be stored to be prayed later offline. The display can be adjusted with respect to contrast and text size.
All-in-all, this is well worth the price, at least for those interested in the traditional Latin prayers of the Church, or for clergy following the Usus Antiquior. Many thanks to the Franciscans of the Immaculate for their app!
Traditional Breviary for your Pocket
What a wonderful way to carry around and pray the Breviary wherever you go! Many thanks to the developer.
App Privacy
The developer, Giovanni Manelli, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
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- Usage Data
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Information
- Seller
- Giovanni Manelli
- Size
- 1.5 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Italian
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Copyright 2011–2023
- Price
- $0.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.