“A pocket edition of beloved liturgies, beautiful to read but narrower than the big prayer platforms.”
Every Moment Holy began as a beloved book of liturgies by Douglas Kaine McKelvey: unhurried, poetic prayers for the ordinary and often-overlooked moments of life, from changing a diaper to grieving a loss. The app, published by Brentwood Press in partnership with the Rabbit Room, brings more than 400 of those liturgies from Volumes 1 and 2 into your pocket, where you can read, highlight, and share them with others who may not own the books.
As a digital companion to the writing, it's lovely. The typography honors the source material, favorites are easy to save, and any liturgy can be shared by link so a family or small group can pray it together on the spot. Where it's thinner is depth of experience: this is primarily a text reader, and the audio and interactive features that define larger prayer platforms are limited. The modest App Store rating reflects some real friction, as a few readers bristle at paying a subscription for words they already own in print.
So the value question depends entirely on how you'll use it. If you love these liturgies and want them searchable and shareable everywhere you go, the app is a warm, well-made home for them. If you're looking for a full guided-prayer ecosystem with daily audio, music, and structured plans, Hallow or Lectio 365 will feel far richer. Think of Every Moment Holy as a specific, beautifully written prayer book that happens to live on your phone, not a do-everything prayer app.
Readers who already love the Every Moment Holy books and want the liturgies searchable, shareable, and always in their pocket.
You want a full guided-prayer platform with daily audio, music, and structured plans, or you'd rather not pay a subscription for text you may own in print.
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It's free to download with some liturgies included; full access is a subscription at $2.99/month or $29.99/year, or you can buy content a la carte.
No. The app stands on its own, though some readers who own the print volumes find the subscription redundant.
More than 400 liturgies drawn from Every Moment Holy Volumes 1 and 2, covering daily life, death, grief, and hope.
Yes. Any liturgy can be shared by link so a group or family can pray it together, even without the app.
Yes. The app is on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, and it also runs on Mac.