iPieta App: Value for Money?
by John Clem
As you know, Apple’s App Store has some great Catholic content. Recently, I have found great inspiration from an App that offers one of the best values on the market. iPieta only costs $2.99, but offers writings that would cost hundreds of dollars if bought in a bookstore. Kudos to iVerbum, the company who produces this app, and they constantly offer FREE updates. The latest version (4.2) just added the writings of St. Josemaria Escriva and St. Bridgett of Sweden. This App offers The Douay-Rheims Bible, a Novus Ordo (Catholic) Calendar through the year 2050, a large list of prayers, and many writings of the Saints and Popes.
The Veritas section of the App has a tremendous number of books from many Catholic theologians and saints. A sampling of some of the writings include Saint Francis DeSales “Introduction to the Devout Life”, Saint Teresa of Jesus’ “Interior Castle”, Saint Thomas Aquinas’ “Summa Theologica”, Saint John of the Cross’ “Dark Night of the Soul”, and Saint Augustine’s “City of God”.
In the section of Papal writings, there are books and encyclicals from 18 Popes. These include Pope Benedict XVI: Spe Salvi (Christian Hope), Deus Caritas Est (Christian Love), and Caritas In Veritate (Charity In Truth), and Blessed Pope John Paul II has 17 encyclicals including Vertatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) and Redemptoris Mater (about the Blessed Virginia Mary and the Life of the Pilgrim Church).
iPieta is currently only available for the iPhone, iTouch, and the iPad, it is available in Spanish and offers adjustable sizes for text. Optional free audio is available for many prayers and novenas. The huge amount of Catholic writings that are held in this one app offer a lifetime of readings that will constantly challenge and lift your spirit. Please let me know about any of your favorite apps that inspire you.
More information available at http://www.ipieta.com
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Joanne Lazar 4:32 am on October 29, 2011 Permalink |
I love it – comes in useful @ RCIA & when someone asks about feast days. u00a0I’m always discovering something new u00a0( I grew up in the Lutheran Church )
Capt Jeff 12:22 am on May 9, 2011 Permalink |
Best value in the iTunes App Store. Incredible resource. I use it every day. n
Nick Padley 3:04 am on May 4, 2011 Permalink |
This app is amazing! It’s perfect because it has both the novus ordo readings and the tridentine mass readings and calendars. Not to mention all the other content you can find as well!
David Homoney 3:02 pm on May 2, 2011 Permalink |
I use this app all the time. It is invaluable.