Thank you so much for providing the Amen app. It is beautiful in so many ways. I started using It on Ash Wednesday as a way to keep myself more disciplined in prayer. Because I am a caregiver of my elderly mother, I still avoid large groups since the pandemic started, which has affected my prayer and spiritual life. I used to be in a rosary group and a Bible study group. I have felt more isolated praying these last 3 years. Overall I have felt more anxious and lonely trying not to get sick and potentially getting my 93 year old mother sick. God has felt more distant to me. I believe strongly in Christ’s words he gave us on the road to Emmaus, where two or more are gathered in my name, there I am. Using the Amen app allows me to have that again, rather than praying in isolation. With God sense of time is not linear, so when I listen to an Amen meditation, I am praying along with the person who recorded It. I am particularly pleased how calming the voice is on the meditations. I feel a sense of peace and joy listening to the various meditations. If I am tired when listening, I have even become so relaxed I have fallen asleep. What a beautiful way to fall asleep, listening to God’s words! I gave up social media for Lent and added the Amen app. I already feel less anxious after 5 days. The Holy Spirit is with the creators of this application. May God bless and keep them all. I am grateful.

Initially, I was a bit skeptical with the app. I was afraid it would be glitchy, cheesy, poorly-designed, not user-friendly, not have good content, etc etc. But after using it for a couple days, I’m actually very surprised at how well-made and designed this app is. The background music/sounds are great. The meditations are deep and contemplative. The daily readings and reflections help further my understanding of Scripture and my faith. Someone mentioned how they didn’t like how they background music/sounds didn’t pause when they hit pause but for me personally I love that the background keeps playing. Sometimes I just like to have the calming background music/sounds to continue playing for moments where I need to reflect a little longer than prompted or to just simply have on to pray on my own. One thing however, I did put on a meditation before going to bed with the background sound and fell asleep shortly after the meditation was over but the background sound was still playing all night until I woke up! Not sure how much battery that took up! But overall, really impressed with the app and I’m looking forward to going through all the other content and continue praying with this app! Definitely will donate and contribute to this awesome app! Thank you!

As a candidate currently in RCIA/OCIA, I have sought after any tool I could find that would supplement my spiritual discipline and the development of my newfound Catholic faith. While there are many options available, Amen is the only prayer app to offer a high-quality immersive experience in Sacred Scripture and Tradition. After three days of using Amen, I have experienced a noticeably acute “docility to the Holy Spirit.” The normative trials, tribulations, and temptations that I face on a daily basis have been met in a calm, cool, and collected manner which I can only credit to the work of the Lord being performed by the brothers and sisters who are continuing to design, develop, and deliver this app under the auspices of the Augustine Institute. The only request I would make would be regarding transcripts—there are a few prayers that have a transcript option but they are insufficient for following along and fully engaging with the rich storehouse of Catholic prayer with which many non-Catholics, like myself, are unfamiliar. I eagerly offer my services to type up the transcripts if necessary so that I might contribute in some small way to an app that has rejuvenated my prayer life and made me even more excited about being received into full communion this Easter Vigil. I highly recommend the Amen App!

I have chronic illness and part of my treatment is to stop every hour and breath (recovery). This app has helped me so much with that. Insomnia is another issue I deal with and I love the sleep options. I also love the journaling option. I can put my intentions for the rosary or make notes or just out what’s in my heart at the moment. One thing I wish were different is in the Rosary or Prayers and readings for the day there was an option to see the prayers if you wanted and to see the scriptures they are reading from. The daily reflections tell you but daily readings do not. If they could be listed and the Prayers and Rosary written out (if we wanted to follow along watching) would make this an even better app. That is, of course, my opinion. This app is amazing and I use it daily. Thank youI would like to add. Still LOVING THIS APP. If there was a way to make it so we can journal while listening. Instead of the option at the end. Maybe a journal button at bottom so we can journal as we listen. Also. Maybe add a few more Novenas. I am currently finishing up our Lady of Good counsel but didn’t see it in our options. Keep doing what you are doing. This app is AMAZING