Daily Readings app for iPhone and iPad

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Developer: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

0.99 USD

Current version: 1.6.7, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 09 Apr 2012
App size: 17.77 Mb

The Daily Readings app offers an easy way to access the days Scripture readings, saints, and fasting guidelines as prescribed by the Lectionary of the Greek Orthodox Church. Now there are even more features to enhance your experience:

Content:
* View the fasting guidelines, readings, and saints of the day.
* Time sensitive prayers on the main page help you pray throughout the day.
* Search for your favorite saint or feast any time during the year.
* Quickly look up movable feasts based on the date of Pascha.
* Lookup definitions of Orthodox words
* Read a selection of Orthodox Prayers.
* Live Services of parishes across the United States of America.

Usability:
* Reminders to read the Epistle and Gospel for the day facilitate personal Bible reading.
* Viewing both the content and the app interface in your choice of English, Greek, or Arabic.
* Orientation changing.
* Font size and face options for readings.
* Easily share readings with friends and family!
* Swipe on the main page to go to the next date.
* Swipe between readings to go the next one.
* iPhone and iPad "reader" modes.

This app follows the typikon and lectionary of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Pros and cons of Daily Readings app for iPhone and iPad

Daily Readings app good for

I would love to access the Bible and theological works through the app.

Great App! A must for every Orthodox Christian. Real easy to get information quickly

Some bad moments

This paid app is a step in the right direction for the Archdiocese. First, because it is thoughtfully designed, simple and elegant, and is a big step up from the first app they released. Being able to quickly switch between English and Greek texts is a great tool (for ANY student of Scripture, not just Orthodox). As if that werent enough as it is, to include a Saint search function and a moveable feast chart makes this a powerful pocket reference and devotional aide. Second, because it is a very easy way for iPhone users to help financially support the ministry of the Archdiocese. Many of us pay $.99 or more for mindless games on our phones. It was nice for the Archdiocese to originally provide this as a free app with the option to donate, but I think they should have asked the nominal $.99 fee from the beginning. I would gladly have paid more than that to have such a helpful app and to support the Internet ministry. (I hope you dont get any complaints for making this a paid app. Lets face it, if you can afford an iPhone/iPod and grumble about paying for an app like this, maybe your priorities are a little skewed :)) I hope all the current users of the free app move to this one. Keep up the great work! Also - great timing with the Pascha release! Χριστός ανέστη!

Since your latest update, mine no longer works. Unfortunately, I think your latest update has resulted in a bug. :(

This is a great app! Might I suggest for those having issues with the app crashing that they try updating their OS. That should fix things!

My husband and I are new to Orthodoxy. Ive wanted the GoArch team to come out with a beautiful iPad app, as my iPad goes everywhere with me, making it easy to keep up with the lectionary readings. Very blessed to have this. One suggestion for a future update - perhaps consider including commentary from church fathers?

If you try to read the details of a feastday the program freezes on my iPad 3gen

Its a helpful app, but the archaic language (doth, enlightneth, thee, thou, etc.) is very distracting. Why do Orthodox people believe that 16th century language (which Im sure isnt being used consistently or correctly) is somehow more prayerful or whatever than actual modern English? Other than this very annoying issue, its an excellent app.

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