Prions : Bible & Méditation

Prions en Eglise is a French Catholic prayer app from Bayard, the publisher behind the well-known prayer booklet of the same name. It brings the daily prayers, Mass readings, and meditations of that tradition onto your phone.

You get the daily Mass readings, morning and evening prayer, meditations on the day's Scripture, and inspirational podcasts, all in French. It is built for praying alone, with family, or in a group, with a clean layout that follows the rhythm of the liturgical day. The content refreshes daily, so there is always the day's prayer waiting when you open it, and you are never left hunting for what to pray.

Prions en Eglise has been a fixture in French parishes for years in print, so having it on the phone with the same trusted content is a real convenience. The meditations are substantial without being heavy, written to be prayed rather than studied, and the podcasts are a welcome addition for praying with your ears when your eyes are busy.

Good for French-speaking Catholics who want the daily readings and prayers gathered in one trusted place, for following the liturgical day, and for families who already know and love the printed Prions en Eglise. The podcasts suit a commute or a quiet walk.

The caveat is language: this is entirely in French, so it is for French speakers. Some of the deeper content sits behind a subscription, as with the print edition, so the free version is more of a daily taste than the full library. For the daily readings alone, though, it earns its place.

Free to download with subscription options, by Bayard Presse. Available on the App Store: Prions en Eglise. For a French-speaking Catholic, this is one of the safest, most trusted daily-prayer apps you can put on a phone.