Carmelitarum

Carmelitarum is an app about Carmelite spirituality, put out by the Discalced Carmelites in the UK. It gathers books, videos, prayers, and quotes drawn from the Carmelite tradition into one place to help you pray and learn.

Inside you will find formative books and videos, prayers and quotes from the Carmelite masters, and testimonies from friars, nuns, and lay members of the order. The material is organized to lead you deeper into Carmelite prayer and contemplation rather than to hand you a quick daily hit, and there is enough of it to return to for a long time.

What I appreciate is the depth. This is not a verse-a-day app; it is a doorway into a serious school of prayer, the world of Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Therese of Lisieux. If you have read a Carmelite book and wanted to go further, having the order's own teaching and the witnesses of people who actually live it gathered in one place is a real gift.

Good for anyone drawn to contemplative prayer, for readers of Teresa, John of the Cross, or the Little Flower who want to go deeper, and for those discerning a vocation or simply curious about Carmelite spirituality. It rewards slow, repeated use far more than a quick look.

It is not a general Catholic app. There are no daily Mass readings, no liturgical calendar, and no rosary tracker. It is focused squarely on Carmelite spirituality, so if you want a do-everything app this is not it. The depth also means it asks something of you; this is for sitting with, not skimming on the go.

Free, by the Discalced Carmelites, UK. Available on the App Store: Carmelitarum. If Carmelite prayer has ever drawn you, this is a rich, trustworthy place to spend time.