I love Msgr Pope, however I don’t see it mattering at all what you use to display the words of the prayers. When I use paper, I use Magnificat. Admittedly its an abbreviated version of the morning, evening and night office, and of course includes the full the mass daily. However, it is ‘right there’ and well organized. I don’t spend time determining what trumps what from the calendar, the Psalter, the commons, that is all maddening for a layman. I can see clergy knowing the value of it. I purchased the paper breviary and still have it. I just don’t use it.
When I’m praying the actual full blown office I use iBreviary, Old style font with the auto scroll set to 5. By doing so I pray, not flip ribbons and wonder (disturbing my peace) if I’m doing it right.
Its very easy to isolate one application from distractions; pore over your notifications settings for everything and only allow notifications from apps that are absolutely necessary.
Blessed Advent to All...
Ditto to everything you said. The Magnificat is perfect for a working man like me and makes the difference between having a prayerful prayer time, an anxiety-laden prayer time, or no prayer time at all. Besides, the magazine itself is beautiful to look at and hold in my hands (I use the leatherette slip-cover), and having a hard copy accommodates prayer cards and other prayers I want to say. In a clutch, I’ll use the electronic iBreviary app.