Ora et Labora
Stephen Joseph Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Ora et Labora is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Stephen Joseph. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated September 23, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 97 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 23
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About Ora et Labora
Ora is an offline Roman Catholic prayer companion centered on the traditional 1962 Roman calendar. Each day brings together the principal liturgical observance, a Saint of the Day with a short biography, the traditional Mass in Latin and English, and all eight hours of the Divine Office. Mass sections place Latin above the English translation for clear reading. Tap an individual Latin word for an offline dictionary and morphology explanation. Ora also identifies Ember Days, explains their traditional purpose and observance, and can provide advance and same-day reminders. Optional Apple Calendar sync adds one Saint of the Day entry with a short biography for each date. The core calendar, Mass, Office, saint, and Latin dictionary content is bundled with the app, so prayer does not depend on a network connection. Ora uses source-resolved traditional texts derived from the open-source Divinum Officium project. Ora is an independent app and not an official publication; consult your parish or diocese for jurisdiction-specific obligations.
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated September 23, 2026
Ora 1.2 is a major reliability and reading-experience update: • Source-resolved 1962 Mass and Divine Office texts for 2026–2030, available offline • Clearer Mass formatting with Latin above the English translation • Tap individual Latin words for offline definitions and morphology • Ember Day education, same-day notices, and advance alerts • Saint of the Day Apple Calendar sync with short biographies • Improved liturgical ranking, calendar accuracy, reminders, privacy, and stability
App privacy
The developer, Stephen Joseph, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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