https://emmausapp.co/blog/Clear, careful guides to reading the Bible and praying: Lectio Divina, the Examen, the Jesus Prayer, reading plans for Advent and Lent, and more.enhttps://emmausapp.co/blog/advent-2026-bible-reading-plan/https://emmausapp.co/blog/advent-2026-bible-reading-plan/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTAdvent 2026 runs from Sunday, November 29 to December 24. A 26-day Bible reading plan through Isaiah, Luke 1–2, Matthew 1–2 and John 1, one passage a day.https://emmausapp.co/blog/bible-verses-for-anxiety/https://emmausapp.co/blog/bible-verses-for-anxiety/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTBible verses for anxiety arranged by what you are facing: worry about the future, loneliness, night thoughts, loss of control. With a way to pray each one.https://emmausapp.co/blog/daily-bible-reading-habit/https://emmausapp.co/blog/daily-bible-reading-habit/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTBuild a daily Bible reading habit by tying it to a routine you already have, starting with three to five minutes, and returning without guilt after a miss.https://emmausapp.co/blog/how-to-memorize-bible-verses/https://emmausapp.co/blog/how-to-memorize-bible-verses/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTHow to memorize Bible verses: learn a short phrase at a time, say it aloud, write it, test yourself, and review at widening intervals over thirty days.https://emmausapp.co/blog/examen-prayer-evening/https://emmausapp.co/blog/examen-prayer-evening/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Examen is a short evening prayer from Ignatius of Loyola: give thanks, ask for light, review the day, ask pardon, look to tomorrow. A 10-minute guide.https://emmausapp.co/blog/jesus-prayer-how-to-pray/https://emmausapp.co/blog/jesus-prayer-how-to-pray/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Jesus Prayer is a short Orthodox prayer repeated with attention: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Its roots and how to begin.https://emmausapp.co/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/https://emmausapp.co/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTHow to pray the Rosary: the opening prayers, five decades, the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous Mysteries by day, and where the Hail Mary comes from.https://emmausapp.co/blog/how-to-start-reading-the-bible/https://emmausapp.co/blog/how-to-start-reading-the-bible/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTNew to the Bible? Start with the Gospel of Mark or John, read one chapter a day, and follow a simple read, reflect, pray pattern. Where to begin, and why.https://emmausapp.co/blog/lent-2027-bible-reading-plan/https://emmausapp.co/blog/lent-2027-bible-reading-plan/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTLent 2027 runs from Ash Wednesday, February 10, to Easter on March 28. A 40-day Bible reading plan with one passage a day and daily readings for Holy Week.https://emmausapp.co/blog/psalms-for-sleep-night-prayer/https://emmausapp.co/blog/psalms-for-sleep-night-prayer/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTWhich psalms to pray before sleep: Psalms 4, 91, 134, 31, 121 and 63 from the Compline tradition, why psalm numbers differ, and a ten-minute night routine.https://emmausapp.co/blog/road-to-emmaus-meaning/https://emmausapp.co/blog/road-to-emmaus-meaning/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTWhat the road to Emmaus story in Luke 24 means: who Cleopas was, where Emmaus may have been, and four things the walk teaches about reading Scripture daily.https://emmausapp.co/blog/lectio-divina-how-to-pray-with-scripture/https://emmausapp.co/blog/lectio-divina-how-to-pray-with-scripture/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTLectio Divina is a slow, prayerful reading of Scripture in four movements. Here is where it comes from and how to practice it in 15 to 20 minutes.https://emmausapp.co/blog/lords-prayer-meaning/https://emmausapp.co/blog/lords-prayer-meaning/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 and Luke 11, explained line by line: the seven petitions, debts or trespasses, and why some churches add a closing doxology.https://emmausapp.co/blog/which-bible-translation-should-i-read/https://emmausapp.co/blog/which-bible-translation-should-i-read/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTHow to choose an English Bible: word-for-word, thought-for-thought and paraphrase explained, with KJV, ESV, NIV, NLT, NABRE, NRSVue, BSB and WEB compared.https://emmausapp.co/blog/why-catholic-orthodox-protestant-bibles-differ/https://emmausapp.co/blog/why-catholic-orthodox-protestant-bibles-differ/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMTProtestant Bibles have 66 books, Catholic Bibles 73, Orthodox Bibles more. Which books differ, where they came from, and how each tradition explains its list.