Tutorial · Catechism, music and prayer

Resume a devotion

Keep your place and return to the same prayer without starting over.

6 minVerified on 21 Sept 2026Community members and familiesAvailable when Devotions are enabled for the communityAvailable on activation

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1Step 1 of 3 · 2 min

Choose the devotion

Open the devotion you want to continue. Your place is stored separately for your account or for signed-out use on the device.

Devotions page before opening the Rosary — **Fig. 1**Choose the same devotion where you left progress.

2Step 2 of 3 · 2 min

Begin and keep your place

On the preparation screen, select Begin. During prayer, Next updates your place; Close returns to Devotions and keeps the latest step.

With Sync my private prayer history enabled, progress can be sent to your account; otherwise it stays on the device.

Rosary preparation before beginning — **Fig. 2**The screen does not yet contain new saved progress.

3Step 3 of 3 · 2 min

Resume from the saved place

Open the same devotion again and select Resume. Start over creates a new beginning instead.

The figure was produced by beginning the Rosary, advancing two steps, closing it, reopening it and selecting Resume: the player returned to the place actually saved.

Rosary player reopened at the saved place — **Fig. 3**The devotion was resumed from progress created in the same demo session.

What you have achieved

You can close and resume the same devotion from the saved place.

Troubleshooting

Resume does not appear

It appears only when incomplete progress exists for that same devotion.