«« back(Britain) Even before the British Province website project, Pray-as-you-go.org, celebrated its first anniversary, it reached a milestone that has surprised even its creators by clocking up a million downloads in just nine months. 'Pray-as-you-go' was launched by the Jesuits, working from a small office in London, on 1 March 2006, the first day of Lent. It offers, every weekday, a new 10-minute prayer session using music, a reading from scripture and some questions for reflection. The sessions, in MP3 format, can be downloaded from the web site, or subscribed to as a 'podcast' - both options being free of charge. This enables users to listen to them at home or in the office, or transfer them to a portable MP3 player such as an iPod and find a moment of prayer and reflection during their daily commute, or even walking the dog.
By the beginning of December, 2006, the number of the daily prayer sessions downloaded had topped one million, representing clicks from people all over the world. Fr. Peter Scally S.J., Director of Jesuit Media Initiatives, confesses to being stunned by the success of the project.
"Pray-as-you-go seems to be tapping into a real need that people feel in their lives - the need to pray," he said. He is convinced that "the busier people get, the more they notice that lack in their lives, the more they yearn for at least a moment of peace and reflection, a moment of prayer".
You can access the site at this URL: http://www.pray-as-you-go.org