The theme for the year is "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful," reflected in the elements of the app:

• An explanation of the Year of Mercy
• Daily Mercy reflections
• Everyday Scripture reflections
• OSV Bookshelf excerpts
• Year of Mercy resources
• Daily Pope tweets
• Year of Mercy news stories
• Chaplet & Novena of Divine Mercy

The app draws on the resources from Our Sunday Visitor:

• Daily reflections written specifically for the Year of Mercy
• Year-long coverage of Year of Mercy events from OSV Newsweekly
• Excerpts from the official catechetical resources
• Excerpts from OSV books and products
• Pope Francis quotes from his tweets
• Chaplet & novena prayers