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iPray BCP app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 4448 ratings )
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Developer: iPray, Inc.
1.99 USD
Current version: 1.2.4, last update: 5 months ago
First release : 15 Apr 2011
App size: 37.33 Mb

The iPray app was developed by users of the traditional Book of Common Prayer who desired an easy-to-use application of prayer book worship. iPray simplifies negotiating Scripture readings and the appropriate daily prayers following the liturgical calendar of the church, including feasts and fasts, into one, easy-to-understand application. The app was designed with the user in mind, placing the days lessons at the users fingertips. Four daily prayer offices are brought to you based on the liturgical calendar and the time of day: Morning Prayer, Midday Prayers, Evening Prayer and Compline.

Morning and Evening Prayer are from the English 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
Midday Prayers and Compline are from the Canadian 1962 Book of Common Prayer.
Daily scripture readings are from the 1922 lectionary revision of the English Prayer Book, and are in the Authorized (King James) Version.
The Psalter is the beautiful and memorable Coverdale translation.

For those who are unaccustomed to this kind of spiritual discipline, the iPray app provides an easy introduction to structured daily prayer and Bible reading, based on the ancient practice of the Church as refined by the English Reformation. Download this app and enjoy the rich heritage of daily devotion from the Book of Common Prayer.

Our thanks to the Anglican Foundation of All Souls Church of Oklahoma City and David Hill for their support in the development of this app.

For introduction videos and more, check out our YouTube page http://bit.ly/iprayBCP

Pros and cons of iPray BCP app for iPhone and iPad

iPray BCP app good for

Deo gratias! This is a wonderful app for Anglicans who hold true to the BCP as the official prayer book of the Anglican Church. I love the scripture readings all lined up according to the Church Calendar, and that it is KJV. I am in communion with the Anglican Network in Canada. Thank you and God bless thee +
Like the app but found minor errors. Went to app support to report but found a nonfunctional website with a static blog post with random cut and paste text instead.
As a clergyman, priest, this traditional BCP App is a true help in helping me with reading the Offices. Daily if I am not at the parish and Christs altar. Dont change, please.

Some bad moments

Although some changes are necessary in presenting the printed page in an app, (remembering, of course, that provision must be made for American users, although I dont know why they would want to use the 1662 BCP rather than their own 1928 edition) there are a number of omissions and outright errors in the text of this app. Aside from minor errors such as spelling and punctuation, there are major errors and omissions which are inexplicable in an app purporting to offer the 1662 Offices and Psalter. 1. The first instance of the Lord’s Prayer in Morning and Evening Prayer is incorrect. It is not 1662, U.S. 1928, or Canada 1962. 2. The translation of the Venite is not 1662. 12. The creator of the app, although not the 1662 BCP, gives a rubric allowing the omission of the Venite on certain days. 3. The psalms are indeed Coverdale, but are the form in the Book of Psalms in the Bible, which includes such words as ‘selah’ that are omitted in the 1662 BCP Psalter. 4. The cantillation mark (the :) in the canticles and Psalms is treated as a colon, with no space before it; this is tedious when trying to read fluently. 5. The Proper Psalms for certain feasts are not given when they are appointed. 6. The form for the announcement of the Lessons is incorrect. 7. None of the alternate Lessons from the Lectionary are given. 8. Although the Athanasian Creed is mentioned in the rubric, it is not given on the days it is to be said. 9. The correct Collect of the Day does not appear in the First Evensong for Sundays and feasts, nor do the correct Lessons for the First Evensong of the feast. 10. The texts of several of the prayers ending the Offices differ from the 1662 versions; these errors are egregious. 11. The Prayer for Parliament is not printed, although two other prayers from the Prayers and Thanksgivings have been added. 12. The names of the weekdays in Lent are mostly incorrect; Wednesday to Saturday after the First Sunday in Lent should be called the SECOND Wednesday in Lent, etc., not the first. 13. The Litany is not provided, although, as it is appointed to be said after the third Collect at Morning Prayer on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, it would be more useful than the Prayers at Mid-day taken from the 1962 Canadian BCP. 14. The Collect of the Day (permissible in the Canadian BCP) is not given. Whatever this app is purported to be, it is not the Office, Lectionary, Psalter, or Kalendar of the 1662 BCP; rather, it is the creation of someone who is not familiar with either the texts involved, or with the rules governing the proper praying of the Office.
This app clearly had a lot of thought behind it. Love having this information easily with me at all times.
Thank you for making this app. It will be among my most used every day. Fabulous job. I love the art especially.
Seems to be missing prayers and collects. Otherwise, nicely done!
Ditto reviewer who noted prayers and collects seemed to be missing; also the appropriate antiphons and canticles. I have 79 version of BCP on computer, seems to be some discrepancies with daily readings. Like the idea, hope developer continues to improve the app
Great job. Psalter and scripture seamlessly worked into offices. Nice that you added the Thanksgiving for Morning and Evening offices. Charming compromise on Lords Prayer. Superb. Than you.