My Top Free Catholic Apps You Might Like or Even Love

This lenten season, it's a perfect time to try using Catholic apps to help organize and strengthen our interior need and Catholic faith. We are living in the modern era of digital tech, after all. Here's my top Catholic apps I am using that I hope you might like, or even love. In no particular order...

ESCRIVA LITE

If you are a St. Josemaria Escriva and Opus Dei fan like I am, this free app is for you. The app contains daily mass readings in a clean, bold, super organized, minimalist interface, with St. Escriva related excerpts according to the readings of that day, taken from his various books and homilies, which are a gem of St. Escriva freebies of wisdom. Get yours here on Apple or Google Play app links provided below.

 DOWNLOAD Escriva Lite HERE: https://apple.co/3ssgId1

DOWNLOAD Escriva Lite Here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appleia.com.escrivalite

 

GREAT CATHOLIC MUSIC

Looking for all Catholic Songs, Hymns or Music? This non-stop, livestream 24 hours Catholic app is for you. I find Catholic music non-boisterous; relaxing, edifying and sanctifying, not to mention sacred. As St. Paul said in 1st Corinthians 14:40 on worship: "All things should be done decently and in order." Powered by the Living Bread Radio Network based in Canton, Ohio.

 DOWNLOAD HERE: https://apple.co/3bEGXGv

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greatcatholicmusic.app

 

FORMED

I got this for free thanks to my parish for gifting its subscription few years ago to all its parishioners. Last year, this app was also made open free to the public for a month or so due to the pandemic. This is one of my favorite Catholic apps, dubbed as the "Catholic Netflix". It contains videos, audios, books, talks, shows for all ages. A tremendous Catholic resource for Catholic nerds.

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://apple.co/3bCCFzq

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ai.formed.formed

 

EWTN

My favorite Catholic apologist and probably my most listen-to Catholic radio show is Dr. David Anders' Called to Communion. A Q&A show primarily catered for non-Catholics who have questions about the Catholic faith. This and a lot of other great EWTN shows are all tucked in this one app, such as Open Line Mondays thru Fridays with different Catholic clergies and theologians as hosts, Dr. Ray's the Doctor is in, Fr. Spitzer's Universe, Kresta in the afternoon, Catholic Connection by Teresa Tameo, EWTN news, even Children Catholic shows. Listen on demand at your own time and pace or live stream either on both video or audio. It also has a RSV-CE Bible (Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition) included free in this app, the version which according to Dr. Anders, one of the closer translations to the original texts.

 

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://apple.co/3ssN1bJ

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ewtn.truthandlife

 

LAUDATE

Probably a more popular app to my close circle of friends in the community, as far as I know. It contains a wide array of menu in sort of a bullet-list format from daily mass readings, saints of the day, even EWTN programs in the above-mentioned app tuck in it.

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://apple.co/3dODCXN

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aycka.apps.MassReadings

 

HALLOW

A newer Catholic app that has a more contemporary look, clean and easy to use interface. It has all sort of prayers broken into simplistic morning and night routines, minute prayers, Bible stories, and catholic songs in cool thumbnails. The guided meditation audios are what my 8 year old daughter happened to love and had fun doing. However most of the menu need subscription. I used this app to listen to Fr. Mike Schmitz's Bible-In-A-Year podcast which included free in this app that I personally prefer a lot easier to navigate than listening the said podcast via Amazon, ITunes or Google play music.

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://apple.co/37PQ0mD

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.hallow.android

 

AWAKEN CATHOLIC

If the Formed app is the "Netflix" for Catholics, the Awaken Catholic for me is somewhat the "Youtube" for Catholics. It has videos and audios of different Catholic Talk shows of different genre, from men and women, to teens and pop culture (finding spiritual meanings and theology lessons off of Star Wars, Frozen and other cult classic movies in the entertainment world). How cool is that?

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://apple.co/3qSfibk

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.awakencatholic

 

DAILY READINGS FOR CATHOLICS

But if you are that type of person who just want to get down to the basics of reading the daily Mass readings, this is the app for you. Simple, straightforward: Daily Bible reading, some commentary from key religious personalities and Saint of the day bio. That's it! The company that made this app is by Catholicapp.org.

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://apple.co/3pVWd6L

DOWNLOAD HERE: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.catolicapp.missalww

  

2022 ADDITIONS/UPDATES including other favorite Catholic websites:

HEROIC MEN

This is similar to FORMED.org app but geared towards men (as the title obviously implies) and it's a free app unlike the former.

To download Heroic Men, click here: https://heroicmen.com/

ICATHOLIC MUSIC 

Similar to Great Catholic Music radio station but with a more contemporary sound and song choices like those of our Non-Catholic brethrens' contemporary Christian music selection.

Here is the direct online link: http://player.streamguys.com/hfc/sgplayer3/player.php?s=6

 

REVIVE PARISHES

This is a gem of online platform training video courses designed to help parish leaders and volunteers learn, grow, and renew their parishes and grow as a disciple. Best of all, It's free (yes free).

Check out their site at https://reviveparishes.com/

 

So there you have it! If you have tried one or all of these apps, let me know what you think. I love to hear your feedbacks by posting a comment below. And if you found some more cool Catholic apps you would like to share, feel free, I look forward to know about it as well! Don't forget to share this site with your friends! Share the blessings! Enjoy and be blessed!

 

 

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