Lumen – Daily Examen and Evening Prayer

See yourself in the light. Every evening.

Your daily Examen - the Ignatian prayer of reflection. Recognize patterns, grow in faith, and prepare for confession.

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Experience Lumen

A brief introduction to the app

Your Path to Self-Knowledge

Four tools for your spiritual growth

Daily Examen

Reflect on your day in a guided prayer according to the tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

Journal

Capture your thoughts, transgressions, and insights in your personal spiritual journal.

Recognize Patterns

Discover recurring patterns in your behavior and see where you can grow.

Confession Preparation

Prepare for confession in a clear structure with your personal confession list.

A Look Inside the App

Lumen home screen in the evening
Lumen Examen, gratitude step
Lumen confession preparation
Lumen Magis

Lumen MAGIS

For those who want to go deeper. Extend your Examen with the tools of Ignatian spirituality.

Exercises (4 weeks)

Guided exercises following Ignatius, right in the app.

Consolation/Desolation

Recognize your inner movements as long-term patterns.

Discernment of Spirits

Ignatian rules, automatically when you need them.

Mini-Exercises

Advent, Lent, Pentecost – in the rhythm of the liturgical year.

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Your Data Belongs to You

Maximum privacy for your spiritual life

AES-256 Encryption

All entries are encrypted with AES-256 - the same standard used by banks and governments.

On Your Device

Your entries stay on your device — no account, no analysis. A cloud backup happens only if you switch it on yourself; you keep the key.

Backup, Your Way

Export your data as a file — or switch on the cloud backup with MAGIS. Either way you get everything back on a new device.

When things get dark

If you write words that point to a crisis, Lumen quietly places helpline numbers beside them. That is recognised on your device as you type; not one word is sent anywhere. Lumen is not an emergency service, but it does not look away either.

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Magnifica Humanitas

In the spirit of Magnifica Humanitas — technology that serves the soul, not the algorithm.

Pope Leo XIV calls for technology that does not turn people into data objects. Lumen was built exactly this way: Your prayers stay on your device. No analysis of your prayer life. Your soul belongs to you.

Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas (May 15, 2026)

The knowledge behind the app

Guides to the Examen, the examination of conscience and confession – free to read, no app and no account needed.

The Examen in five steps What St Ignatius describes – and how to pray it tonight for the first time. Examination of conscience The daily form that belongs to prayer – and the thorough one before confession. Preparing for confession The steps, the opening words, the act of contrition – and what applies after years away. Find a spiritual director Where to find spiritual direction – and why we arrange nothing ourselves.
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From the Lumen Shop

A candle that opens the prayer

A chip sits inside the wooden lid of the Lumen prayer candle. You hold your phone against it – and Lumen jumps to the prayer that belongs to this hour: the Gospel of the day in the morning, the Examen in the evening. No unlocking, no searching.

The first batch is gone. Sign up and you will hear from us before the next one goes public.

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Start Your Journey

Download Lumen for free and take a quiet moment of reflection each evening.

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