Hail Mary Prayer

Hail Mary Prayer is a Catholic prayer app centered on Marian devotion. It collects prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary in one place.

The app offers a range of Marian prayers along with a complete Rosary guide that walks you through the prayer step by step. There are also other Catholic prayers for different occasions and intentions, and a set of iMessage stickers if you want to share a bit of faith in a text. The Rosary guide is the heart of it.

What I appreciate is having the Rosary laid out plainly. For someone still learning the order of the mysteries and prayers, a guide that holds your place is a real help, and even for those of us who have prayed it for years it is nice to have the words ready when your mind wanders.

It is a good fit for anyone building a habit of Marian prayer, for people learning the Rosary, and for those who want a small collection of Catholic prayers in their pocket. The stickers are a light touch that younger family members may enjoy.

It is not a full prayer book or a missal, and it does not give you Mass readings or a liturgical calendar. The collection is focused on Mary and the Rosary, which is the point, but it means you will want something else for daily readings.

It is free, made by Angelica Maria. You can find it on the App Store: Hail Mary Prayer. A focused, devotional app that does the Rosary and Marian prayers well.