All the Universalis apps and programs now have a command called “Contact Us”. This is a good way of getting in touch with us, because it creates an email which automatically contains a lot of useful information – such as which version you are using, what calendar and language settings you have, and what page you are looking at.
How to send a Contact Us message
Posted by universalis on 16 October 2019
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Updating apps and programs
Posted by universalis on 21 February 2018
Depending what Universalis app or program you are using, it may update itself automatically when a new version comes out. Here are all the details, with instructions for manual updating.
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The Epiphany again
Posted by universalis on 7 January 2021
Some people get into a terrible flap after the Epiphany, and six years out of seven they write to us to say that we have got the readings wrong. So this post really ought to appear every year.
In religious parts of the world the Epiphany is celebrated when it always has been: on the 6th of January, when good children get presents from the Kings. In more commercial parts of the world the Epiphany is moved to the Sunday after New Year’s Day, so that the Twelve Days of Christmas become the Eight Days or the Fourteen Days.
The reason for all the panic is that a day such as Friday 8 January 2021 has different readings depending on where you are. In religious countries (including England and Wales) it is 8 January, the second day after the Epiphany. In commercial countries (including Scotland and the USA) it is Friday after Epiphany Sunday, the fifth day after the Epiphany.
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The Epiphany (especially England, Wales, Scotland)
Posted by universalis on 30 December 2020
At about this time of year we tend to get a few emails from people who say that we have got the calendar wrong. This is because the solemnity of the Epiphany is celebrated on different dates in different parts of the world. There are two choices:
- It can be celebrated on January the 6th, the thirteenth day of Christmas. That is why the eve of the Epiphany is called Twelfth Night.
- It can be celebrated on the Sunday between the 2nd and 8th of January.
Universalis does both. If you set Universalis to use your local calendar, you will see the Epiphany on the right day for you.
- In England and Wales, 2021 is the first year for a while in which the Epiphany does not fall on the Sunday. Don’t worry: this is correct!
- In Scotland, you need to get the latest update to Universalis to make sure that you get the Epiphany on the Sunday.
- If you are confused about the readings, this page lists them all for both “Epiphany on the 6th” and “Epiphany on the Sunday”.
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Giving New Every Day for Christmas
Posted by universalis on 2 December 2020
“New Every Day 2021” e-book
“New Every Day” came out for the first time last year, and it was a success, so here is a new edition.
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Giving Universalis for Christmas
Posted by universalis on 2 December 2020
The easiest way to give Universalis is in the form of a Universalis registration code. A registration code really is a gift for life.
A Universalis registration code costs £19.99, which at today’s exchange rates is $26.69 or €22.15. It gives the recipient all the Mass readings for every day, forever, and all the Hours of the Liturgy of the Hours for every day, forever. There are also benefits such as the daily ‘About Today’ pages, with their stories of the saints and their illustrations. The registration code works on whatever devices your friend has – Android and iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and Mac and Windows – and also for making personal e-books.
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“One God”
Posted by universalis on 7 October 2020
Many of the doxologies in the Mass collects and the Liturgy of the Hours include the words “One God, for ever and ever”.
This is now being changed, but different parts of the world are moving at different paces.
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Malagasy on iPhone/iPad
Posted by universalis on 3 September 2020
Here are instructions for getting Universalis on the iPhone and iPad and reading it in Malagasy.
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How to read the Divine Office in Malagasy
Posted by universalis on 27 August 2020
Here are instructions for getting Universalis and reading it in Malagasy. I apologise for this post being in English, but it is best to use the language one knows best!
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