Mobile Catholics

Since it’s All Saints day, let’s talk about some Saint-based mobile applications.

Both Android and iPhone offer a free saint of the day app.  The Android version is a nice widget that gives you the Saint of the day right on your home screen.  The wish by SMS or mail would be a great feature if it didn’t leave so much to be desired – it simply sends a text message with the name of the saint.

The Android Prayers to Saints app leaves a lot to be desired in the graphics arena.  The paid app, Patron Saints Pocket Guide seems like something great for kids to learn on.  The iPhone version lets you “light” a candle.

Do we want the ability to connect with the saints as we’re on the go?  Or would we rather be in a dark church, or at home with a favorite prayer book?  As for myself, I’d like to find a nice saint app that I really enjoy.  That way when I do have downtime – waiting in a doctor’s office, for example, maybe I would say a prayer rather than check my Facebook for the umpteenth time.