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Beginning Contemplative Prayer app for iPhone and iPad


4.3 ( 433 ratings )
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Developer: Pauline Books and Media
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.0, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 11 Feb 2011
App size: 91.77 Mb

Beginning Contemplative Prayer

Do you desire to pray more deeply but feel that deeper, more satisfying prayer is beyond your reach? Sr. Kathryn Hermes, a sister with the Daughters of St. Paul, wants you to understand and develop this deeper, more profound experience of contemplative prayer.

“Those who have used these guides in retreats and conferences have unearthed a greater sense of God’s presence and love for them. I’ve seen what God can do in a person with some guidance in prayer, and it is wonderful to witness.”
—Sr. Kathryn Hermes, FSP

The Beginning Contemplative Prayer app features:

•Step-by-step preparation for deeper prayer with the Lord
•8 twenty-five minute audio prayer experiences
•A five-week personal plan for growth in contemplative prayer which includes a different Morning Contemplation, Midday Pause, and Evening Prayer for each week
•Journal and photo gallery (settings include personalized backgrounds, text color, and text size)
•Prayer triggers to jump start your relationship with God.

Accompanies the book Beginning Contemplative Prayer by Pauline Books and Media.

Pros and cons of Beginning Contemplative Prayer app for iPhone and iPad

Beginning Contemplative Prayer app good for

I have been searching for an app for Christian meditation. Really I was looking for help relaxing, resting in my spirit. I have breast cancer and was told meditation would help me. Anything I found wasnt user friendly or it cost a lot or it required that I go through many learning steps. I am at a sensitive time when I need to hear that God is with me and I dont have the energy for this type of output. I am so blessed to have found this app. It is exactly what I needed to prepare my head, heart, spirit, and body for healing. I have been able to rest. I feel prepared to face the day. By far this is my favorite app to date.
Thank you for this app! It has meant a lot to me and my growing relationship with God. I like the guided prayers and the soothing voice. I would love to see this App continue to grow....maybe with the addition of more guided prayers? And definitely with the ability to pause or rewind. As other reviewers have mentioned, while I try really hard to carve out a quiet time for prayer, sometimes Im interrupted by my kids or husband :) I would love to be able to pause and continue!!!

Some bad moments

As a busy mother of young children, sometimes Im lucky to squeeze in a few sleepy prayers before bed. This app offers something different: rather than rushed, robotically uttered praying, this app encourages you to relax, take your time, and use your own words to really speak to God. There are many guidelines, suggestions for prayer, and scripture readings to complement your prayer, as well as soothing music and peaceful imagery to enjoy while listening to the audio meditations. The speaker has a gentle voice and is pleasant to listen to. There is an option to easily email what you have read to a friend, and a message is added (something to the effect of "I thought of you while reading this"). The only reason I gave this 4/5 stars instead of 5/5 is because you cannot pause the audio meditations and cone back to your place later. I would love to block off 25 minutes for these prayers but inevitably I am disrupted by a crying baby or an older child with an immediate need. If a pause feature were added it would be 5 stars for sure. I learned of this app while listening to one of the Pauline sisters being interviewed on Catholic radio. This app is such a wonderful way for the sisters to live out their charism.
I am a chaplain this will help to keep me where I need to be so that I may truly be present for others, Thank You
After attending a Richard Rohr conference on Contemplative Prayer I decided to search for an app that could be of help to me. Couldnt believe it when I found this one! Just what I needed. Beautifully done. Thank you!
So wonderful to have this prayer to continue my contemplative being with the Holy Spirit. Such a hard place for me to be all the minutes I want to be, but you certainly help me on my wandering to get back to the moment. Thank you for your beautiful support!
Exactly what I was looking for, exactly what I needed. This app is a treasure :)
Thank you for this excellent resource on Contemplative Prayer. It is beautifully done and helpful in prayer. Suggestion: Is it possible to enable this app to sync the journal across devices. I have an iphone and ipad and it would be helpful to use the journal on both, being able to review previous entries. I hope to make this app my only journal. Thank you for your consideration and may God Bless You for all your work.