iPray
Finding time for prayer and
reflection can be difficult. That’s why
a growing number of websites have created free online resources, including apps
which make it easy to pray on the go.
Here is a look at a few of them.
You can always find
the biblical readings for daily Mass on the U.S. Bishops’ website.
If you want to pray
the Liturgy of the Hours, often referred to as the Breviary, go to www.ibreviary.org. This website
includes the psalms, hymns, readings and prayers for different times during the
day such as morning prayer, daytime prayer, night prayer, etc. It also offers the prayers and the readings
for daily Mass as well as Catholic devotional prayers such as the rosary. This website is available in five different
languages including Spanish and English. www.ibreviary.org is edited by our own Fr. Paul Berny.
From Loyola Press comes 3-minute retreats designed
to help you take a short prayer break right at your computer. These retreats give users a way to spend some
quiet time reflecting on a Scripture passage.
This website was created by the Jesuits in
Australia. It offers a link to the daily
readings and more. There is a “Thought
for the day” which offers spiritual reflections on our human experiences like
failure. “Quiet Space” provides a short
verse or question designed to help readers deepen their spirituality.
And, there is a “Spirituality Feature” which connects
readers to articles about how Catholics are living out their faith in the
world.
These are only some of the online prayer resources
available. If you conduct your own
search, you are likely to find many more.
The point is to find one that inspires you, that stimulates your
appetite for prayer and that nurtures your spiritual life. Thanks to our digitized world, all of that is
now available at the click of a finger.
