Catholic Essentials

English Tagalog Prayers

USD 1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Completely rebuilt. 180+ prayers in Tagalog and English, a guided Rosary and Novenas, much larger text, and dark mode. Works without an internet connection. Catholic Essentials is a Filipino prayer companion. Over 180 prayers in Tagalog and English, side by side, in text you can actually read. Completely rebuilt from the ground up. READABLE, FINALLY Every prayer supports the iPhone's own text size settings, plus a slider right beside the text. Make it as large as you need without losing your place. Dark mode for praying at night or before dawn. TAGALOG AND ENGLISH, TOGETHER Read one language, the other, or both at once. The whole app can be set to Tagalog — not just the prayers, but the buttons and menus too. THE ROSARY, GUIDED Follow the beads one at a time. The app knows the day's mysteries, tracks where you are, and remembers your place if you're interrupted. All four sets — Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous — each with a scripture reading and a short reflection for every decade. TEN NOVENAS Nine days, tracked. Pasiyam for the departed. For the sick. For overseas workers and the families waiting at home. For students before an exam. For work and livelihood. For the family, for expectant mothers, in thanksgiving, in hardship, and for peace of mind. HOLY WEEK Visita Iglesia and Bisita Iglesya, the Stations of the Cross, and the Scriptural Way of the Cross in Tagalog — each station its own screen, no more pinching at a scanned page. DAILY RHYTHM The Angelus at 6:00 AM, noon and 6:00 PM, with optional reminders. The Hour of Mercy at 3:00 PM. Both open straight to the prayer. During Eastertide the Angelus becomes the Regina Caeli, as it should. THE CHURCH'S YEAR The app quietly follows the liturgical calendar — the season shows on the home screen, along with Philippine feasts like Santo Niño, Peñafrancia, Undas and Simbang Gabi. A calendar of saints, with the Filipino ones marked. ALSO INSIDE The Order of the Mass. Morning and evening prayers. Prayers for the sick, for travel, for storms, for the departed, for a home at peace. An examination of conscience and a plain guide to going to confession. The Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, the works of mercy, the seven sacraments. FIND ANYTHING Search across both languages at once. Bookmark what you return to. WORKS ANYWHERE Everything is stored on your phone. No internet needed — in a jeepney, in the province, on a ship, anywhere. No ads. No account. Nothing about you is collected or sent anywhere. Built in the Philippines.

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Catholic Essentials has been rebuilt completely — new from the first line. BIGGER TEXT, AT LAST The most common request, finally answered properly. Every prayer now follows your iPhone's text size, with a slider beside the text for finer control. Words reflow as they grow, so nothing runs off the screen. DARK MODE For night prayer and early mornings. Follows your phone, or set it to always dark in Settings. MORE THAN 180 PRAYERS Up from around twenty. A GUIDED ROSARY Follow it bead by bead. The app knows the day's mysteries, keeps your place, and picks up where you stopped. Every decade has a scripture reading and a short reflection, in both languages. TEN NOVENAS, WITH A NINE-DAY TRACKER Including the Pasiyam, and novenas for the sick, for overseas workers, for students, and for families apart. Miss a day and the app simply helps you continue. HOLY WEEK, PROPERLY Visita Iglesia, Bisita Iglesya, the Stations of the Cross and the Tagalog Scriptural Way of the Cross. Each station is now its own page instead of a scanned image you had to zoom into. REMINDERS The Angelus at 6:00 AM, noon and 6:00 PM. The Hour of Mercy at 3:00 PM. Turn on only what you want. THE CHURCH'S CALENDAR The app follows the liturgical season and shows Philippine feasts — Santo Niño, Peñafrancia, Undas, Simbang Gabi. Plus a calendar of saints. SEARCH AND BOOKMARKS Look for anything in Tagalog or English. Save what you come back to. A TAGALOG APP, IN TAGALOG The menus and buttons can be set to Filipino too, not just the prayers. Thank you to everyone who kept using the old version and told us what was wrong with it. The font complaint was fair, and this release exists because of it.

Version 5.0

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    Information

    Provider
    • Jovito Jr. Auza
    Size
    • 1.5 MB
    Category
    • Lifestyle
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Jun Auza
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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