Scriptural Rosary

Scriptural Rosary is a paid app from developer Leonard Mamangkey that prays the rosary alongside short scripture passages, so each Hail Mary is preceded by a verse tied to the mystery you are praying. The point is to slow you down and keep your mind on the life of Christ.

The app cycles through the four sets of mysteries and pulls one verse before each bead. You can pick from three Bible translations, choose which mystery to pray, and adjust the font size for older eyes. It saves your place if you have to stop mid-decade. There is an option to skip mysteries you do not want to pray on a given day, and the audio for each verse can be turned on or off.

Scriptural rosaries are hard to do in a paper book. Flipping between the prayers and the scripture reference is a real pain. Having the verse appear automatically before each Hail Mary makes the practice possible during a commute or in line at the pharmacy. It actually changes the prayer, because you are listening for the Word rather than running through the prayers on autopilot.

Good for parents praying with kids who need the visual anchor, for anyone trying to recover focus during the rosary, and for people leading a small group who want everyone reading the same scripture passage at the same time. RCIA candidates may also find it a gentle introduction to scriptural prayer.

There are some things to note. The app costs $4.99 with no free tier to try first. The interface is plain and the developer is an independent shop rather than a major Catholic publisher. Some of the scripture choices may feel arbitrary if you have a specific verse you usually associate with a mystery. Daily refresh of the verses is not promised.

Scriptural Rosary is $4.99 from Leonard Mamangkey on the App Store at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scriptural-rosary/id416544127. Worth the price if you have wanted to pray scripturally but never had the patience to flip pages in a book.