Divine Office

St. Paul urged the first Christians to pray without ceasing. The Liturgy of the Hours is the Church's answer to that call: psalms, hymns and Scripture prayed at set times through the day, by priests, religious and lay people around the world. Praying it joins your voice to the prayer of the whole Church, even when you pray alone.

What the app does

The Divine Office App lets you take part in the Liturgy of the Hours wherever you are. It contains the official text and audio of the daily prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Catholic Church, approved for use in the United States by the USCCB. You can read along or listen as the prayers are recited.

The app automatically downloads the right prayers for each office, every day of the year, including solemnities, feasts and memorials. That removes one of the biggest obstacles for newcomers, which is working out which pages and which psalms belong to today. It also shows you the locations of others around the world praying at the same time, a quiet reminder that you are never really praying alone.

Things to know

The app is free, with no in-app purchases listed. It is actively maintained, with an update in September 2026, and holds a 4.9 rating from more than eight thousand ratings. Because the text is the edition approved for the United States, readers elsewhere may find small differences from what their own country uses.

The Liturgy of the Hours itself takes some getting used to, and the full set of daily offices is a big commitment. Many people begin with Morning or Evening Prayer and build from there, and the audio makes that easier.

Divine Office suits anyone who wants to pray with the Church through the day, from seminarians and religious to lay people discovering this prayer for the first time. While it is the Catholic Church's prayer book, it is welcoming to Christians of other traditions too. It is one of the finest free Catholic apps available.