Iona Monastery Prayer Book

The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints

About this app

This Orthodox Christian prayer book is translated into modern English by the Iona Orthodox Monastery from the Book of Hours and other collections of Orthodox prayers

The Iona Monastery Prayer Book includes:

- Morning Prayers
- Prayers for Mealtimes
- Evening Prayers
- Prayers for Various Needs
- Celtic Prayers
- The Paraclesis to the Mother of God
- The Canon of Repentance to Our Lord Jesus Christ
- The Canon of Easter
- Prayers Before Confession
- Prayers Before Communion
- Prayers After Communion

The app includes an ongoing project aimed at providing written and audio daily services for the saints of each day.

App Features:

- Modern English translation
- Three font sizes available (medium, large and extra large)
- Dark mode available
- Completely free (no in-app purchases)
- Regular updates as more services to the saints are added

Ratings and reviews

This app is such a blessing and I'm so glad to have found it. The icons are super unique, the selection of prayers and their language is so gorgeous, and it has such a nice interface that also feels smooth and intuitive to use (though I wish the icons blended a bit more cohesively in dark mode). While I prefer physical prayer books and will hope that one matching the app will eventually be made, this is one of the best prayer apps I've ever used, so I don't mind.

One of the best prayer apps in the world. No registration, no data collection, just select a prayer and start praying. However, one thing I've noticed is that it's not very beginner friendly. For example, the new Canon "She who Shows the Way" says "4th mode" without explaining what it means, or "Same Mode and Melody" - what melody? Also for more basic things like "both now" - beginners such as myself would appreciate having the full text.

Great line art in red accompanies the prayer texts in black