Universalis

Available e-books

Books

Reading and Reflection · Resurrection Is Now · Revelations of Divine Love

Yearly and half-yearly

Readings at Mass · Liturgy of the Hours · Liturgia Horarum · New Every Day

On demand

Create your own books – Choose your own local calendar and selection of pages. Each e-book is free, but you need a Universalis registration code to be able to create them.


Reading and Reflection

This book contains the readings at Mass according to the official lectionary of the Catholic Church, for every day of every year. Each and every reading is accompanied by an accessible and scholarly commentary by Dom Henry Wansbrough OSB.

“Reading and Reflection” is not intended for use in church. Rather, it takes the Lectionary as the basis for a systematic course of scripture reading, together with commentaries to deepen understanding and stimulate thought. It works equally well if you have been to Mass that day or haven’t; or whether or not you ever go to Mass at all.

The readings include the full 3-year cycle of Sunday readings and the full 2-year cycle of weekday readings.

Dom Henry Wansbrough, the author of the commentaries, is a monk of Ampleforth Abbey and a noted biblical scholar. He is the editor of the New Jerusalem Bible and the Revised New Jerusalem Bible. An introduction by Martin Kochanski sets the context of the readings and explains the logic of the liturgical year. Martin Kochanski is the creator and editor of Universalis and the author of “The Creed in Slow Motion”.

Cover page

Jerusalem Bible edition

The Jerusalem Bible is used at Mass in most parts of the English-speaking world.

Price: £9.99 (UK) and similar prices worldwide. For copyright reasons this book is not available in the United States or Canada.

Kindle: Get it from Amazon UK · Australia · Brazil · France · Germany · India · Italy · Japan · Mexico · Netherlands · Spain · Other countries

ePub: Get it on Apple Books · Get it on Apple Books


Cover page

New American Bible edition

The New American Bible is used at Mass in the United States.

Price: $10.99. This book is available in the United States only.

ePub: Get it on Apple Books · Get it on Apple Books


Cover page

Resurrection Is Now

This book tells how death is not only an end but a beginning, and how to live life as a preparation for death and resurrection.

Dom Aelred Watkin (1918-1997) was a wise and respected Head Master of Downside from 1962 to 1975.

Dom Aelred wrote little, preferring to communicate with a live audience, so “Resurrection is Now” is a rare opportunity to benefit from his understanding. A learned man, Dom Aelred nevertheless wears his learning lightly, and the reader will find something enlightening on almost every page.

Price: £4.99 (UK) and similar prices worldwide.

Kindle: Get it from Amazon UK · USA · Australia · Brazil · Canada · France · Germany · India · Italy · Japan · Mexico · Netherlands · Spain

ePub: Get it on Apple Books · Get it on Apple Books


Revelations of Divine Love

“Revelations of Divine Love” is the greatest work of spirituality ever written in English.

When its author, Julian of Norwich (1342-1416), was 30 years old, she received a series of sixteen visions of the Passion of Christ. She spent the next twenty years in meditation on them and in deep study of the theological vistas which they opened up. “Revelations of Divine Love” is the result. It presents the visions in all their physical detail; it contemplates the joy of the Passion and redemption from sin, the hidden depths of the Incarnation and the Motherhood of Christ. While reaching to the heights of heaven it keeps its feet firmly on the ground. It speaks with simplicity and directness, and it is ideal material for reading as a daily meditation.

This edition is an updating of Grace Warrack’s renowned adaptation of 1901, edited by Martin Kochanski. It preserves Julian’s language while replacing obsolete words and constructions. This makes it possible for Julian’s actual voice to be heard, while still making her comprehensible to the modern reader.

Price: £5.99 (UK), $7.99 (USA). Available worldwide.

ePub: Get it on Apple Books · Get it on Apple Books

Kindle: Get it from Amazon UK · USA · Australia · Brazil · Canada · France · Germany · India · Italy · Japan · Mexico · Netherlands · Spain


Readings at Mass 2024

Kindle: The following ready-made e-books are available for purchase from Amazon in Kindle format.

Each book covers a year. Once the year is over, you will be able to buy a book for the next year.

England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Mass Readings 2024 £7.99 – the Readings at Mass page, plus the About Today page, for every day from Advent 2023 to the end of 2024. Covers every diocese in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Jerusalem Bible translation.

Mass Readings 2023 £7.99 – the Readings at Mass page, plus the About Today page, for every day from Advent 2022 to the end of 2023.

USA

Mass Readings 2024 $9.49 – the Readings at Mass page, plus the About Today page, for every day from Advent 2023 to the end of 2024.

Mass Readings 2023 $9.99 – the Readings at Mass page, plus the About Today page, for every day from Advent 2022 to the end of 2023.

Australia & New Zealand

Mass Readings 2024 AU$11.99 – the Readings at Mass page, plus the About Today page, for every day from Advent 2023 to the end of 2024.

Mass Readings 2023 AU$11.99 – the Readings at Mass page, plus the About Today page, for every day from Advent 2022 to the end of 2023.


Do it yourself: For the ePub format, or if you want a Kindle book tailored to your own requirements, you can make an e-book for yourself. This is free if you have a Universalis registration code. See this page for details.


Liturgy of the Hours 2024

Kindle: The following ready-made e-books are available for purchase from Amazon in Kindle format.

Because Amazon aren’t able to handle full-year books, each book covers half a year: either from Advent to Pentecost, including Christmas, Lent and Eastertide, or from Pentecost to Advent, covering Ordinary Time. Once the half-year is over, you will be able to buy a book for the next half-year.

England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

Liturgy of the Hours 2024 (Advent to Pentecost) £7.99 – the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Midday Prayer (Sext), Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, plus the About Today page, for every day from Advent 2023 to Pentecost 2024. Grail psalms, Jerusalem Bible texts.

Liturgy of the Hours 2023 (Ordinary Time) £7.99 – the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Midday Prayer (Sext), Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, plus the About Today page, for every day from Pentecost 2023 to the beginning of Advent. Grail psalms, Jerusalem Bible texts.

USA

Amazon are not selling the ready-made Liturgy of the Hours e-book for the USA. If you were using these e-books on a Kindle Fire, Android, or iPhone/iPad device, get the app instead. If you were using these e-books on a Kindle e-book reader, you will have to create an e-book for yourself.

Liturgy of the Hours 2023 (Ordinary Time) $9.99 – the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Midday Prayer (Sext), Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, plus the About Today page, for every day from Pentecost 2023 to the beginning of Advent. Grail psalms, RSV texts.

Australia & New Zealand

Liturgy of the Hours 2024 (Advent to Pentecost) AU$11.99 – the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Midday Prayer (Sext), Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, plus the About Today page, for every day from Advent 2023 to Pentecost 2024. Grail psalms, Jerusalem Bible texts.

Liturgy of the Hours 2023 (Ordinary Time) AU$11.99 – the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Midday Prayer (Sext), Evening Prayer and Night Prayer, plus the About Today page, for every day from Pentecost 2023 to the beginning of Advent. Grail psalms, Jerusalem Bible texts.


Do it yourself: For the ePub format, or if you want a Kindle book tailored to your own requirements, you can make an e-book for yourself. This is free if you have a Universalis registration code. See this page for details.


Liturgia Horarum (Latin) 2024

The Latin Liturgy of the Hours is available as a free download from our web site in both Kindle and ePub format. Visit this page.


Sample page from 9 September

Tap the picture to enlarge it

New Every Day 2024

“New Every Day” is a treasury of spiritual readings for every day of the year. These are taken from the Second Readings in the Office of Readings, and everything in our database is included, even readings for feasts which are celebrated only in one small part of the world. Together with these, you get the illustrated biographies and reflections from the About Today pages in the Universalis apps and programs.

Richly illustrated and full of good things, “New Every Day” is a great book to use as a daily habit, or just to dip into to brighten up spare moments. It also makes a wonderful gift.

“New Every Day” comes out annually. The 2024 edition is available now.

Price: £7.99 (UK), $9.99 (USA). Available worldwide.

Kindle: Visit this page.

ePub: Get it on Apple Books · Get it on Apple Books