Brother Sun
Prayers & St. Francis
Free
Brother Sun is a prayer and learning app about the spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi — built for daily prayer and for anyone who wants to know his life, his writings, and the wider Franciscan family better.
DAILY PRAYER
• 5 devotions with daily progress tracking: 4 novenas (St. Francis, St. Anthony of Padua, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Bl. Jeremiah of Wallachia) and a 3-day triduum to St. Clare
• The prayers and praises of St. Francis, plus prayers to St. Anthony of Padua
• The Franciscan Way of the Cross (14 stations, in an easy accordion view) and the Transitus of St. Francis
• Morning and evening prayers that rotate through the week, plus the Angelus
• Optional daily reminders: morning thought, evening thought, novena day, Angelus, and major feast days
FRANCISCAN LIBRARY
• All the authentic writings of St. Francis — the Testament, the approved and unapproved Rule, the Admonitions, the Rule for Hermitages, the Praises for the Hours, the Office of the Passion, and several letters
• The Franciscan Little Flowers: 50 stories faithfully translated from the Fioretti and the Mirror of Perfection
• Writings of St. Clare, including her Testament, Blessing, and Rule
• A glossary of Franciscan terms
FRANCISCAN CALENDAR
• 117 Franciscan saints and blesseds, with full biographies, plus 12 feast days of the Franciscan family
• Quick search by name, order, or date
KNOW-YOUR-SAINT QUIZ
• 18 categories, 156 questions drawn from the Testament, the Rule, the Admonitions, the Little Flowers, and more
AND MORE
• Dark, sepia, and high-contrast reading modes, plus 4 text sizes
• Daily streak, with a gentle Sunday recap
• Search, copy, share, and PDF export for any text
• Local backup and restore — no account, no cloud
• The option to support the Franciscan Vocational Center
The app is completely free, with no ads, no in-app purchases, and no user account — everything works offline, right on your phone.
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What's new in 1.3
• The day's Liturgy and Franciscan Breviary (in Romanian)
• Full-text search, with the found word highlighted
• Prayers to Franciscan saints and Padre Pio, Novena to St. Joseph, Act of Contrition, consecrations to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart
• Spiritual journal, reading plans, FAQ, Necrology
• Send suggestions or report mistakes from Settings
• New opening animation, better stability
The developer, Clement Talin, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Clement Talin
- Size
- 54.6 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Talin Clement