** The #1 Catholic Bible App**
Designed to help Catholics read and understand the Bible, learn the teachings and tradition of the Catholic Church, and grow to live the life God is calling them to more fully.
Featuring the most popular Catholic Bible in America, the Great Adventure Catholic Bible, with the one-of-a-kind Bible Timeline® learning system that has helped hundreds of thousands of Catholics finally read AND understand God’s Word.
TOP FEATURES
THE HOLY ROSARY
Pray the Rosary with Fr. Mike Schmitz, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, Jeff Cavins, the Sisters of Life, and Paul Rose with recordings of the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries in the Ascension app. Pray in English or Latin, with options to chant the prayers.
DAILY MASS READINGS + REFLECTIONS
Read the official Daily Mass readings and watch reflections from trusted Catholic presenters who dive deeper to unpack the readings each day. Pray also with guided lectio divina prompts directly in the app.
THE GREAT ADVENTURE CATHOLIC BIBLE
Read the full-text of the Great Adventure Catholic Bible, listen on audio with recordings from Fr. Mike Schmitz, get answers to 1000+ most-asked questions about the Bible, and dive deeper into each book and verse with the Bible Timeline® learning system and the Bible Guide.
PREP FOR SUNDAY MASS
Watch or listen to recordings of Fr. Mike Schmitz’s homilies and watch Encountering the Word where Bible scholar Jeff Cavins provides historical, Biblical, and spiritual context to the readings at Sunday Mass.
“IN A YEAR” PODCASTS
Get the best experience of the Bible in a Year, Catechism in a Year, and Rosary in a Year podcasts, with additional content, prayer aides, transcripts, answered questions, linked references and Bible verses, and more!
STUDY PLANS
Browse from 80+ study plans taught by leading Catholic presenters, including Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jeff Cavins, Dr. Edward Sri, Sarah Christmeyer, Jackie Francois Angel, and many others. Study plans are a companion to help you understand the Bible better, learn more about Catholic teaching, and strengthen you to more fully live the life God is calling you to.
SAINT OF THE DAY
Read daily reflections on the lives of the saints, following the memorials and feast days on the liturgical calendar.
CATHOLIC PRAYERS
Discover novenas, litanies, guided lectio divina and visio divina experiences, and more!
SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS
All users can access the full text of the Bible, the full text of the Catechism, Daily Mass readings and reflections of the day, the full Rosary with all recorded voices, and most Ascension podcasts in the app for free.
To access all content and programs in the Ascension App, Ascension offers two auto-renewing subscription options:
$8.99 per month
$59.99 per year
(Please note these prices are for users in the USA)
Your Ascension subscription will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Apple account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Please contact us at support@ascensionpress.com if you have any issues or questions.
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One day an advert for the Ascension App appeared on my X account and it prompted me to consider why at the of 56 I had never read the Bible! I go to Mass every Sunday and relied on the old adage that you will hear all the Bible stories every 3 years, but I knew at the bottom of my heart that was not sufficient. I thought the daily Bible readings would suit me but have actually moved to reading the Bible on the App whilst listening to the audio. I set my own pace often reading way more than the daily programme - I am enjoying it so much and I am committed to complete well within the year - it's a tremendous resource. I have access to hard copies of the Bible but the font size is too small and the pages often are too fragile for my clumsy hands. Another inspiration from accessing the App is a commitment to praying the Rosary each day. Again, the accompanying audio keeps me focused and I am benefiting so much because I feel less guilt about the simple request for us Catholics to pray the Rosary each day. I love and appreciate access to the Ascension App and highly recommend to any other person aspiring to do better ! Thank you
Love it this Experience
Deb Laugh
Someone on Twitter mentioned they completed the “Year in the Bible” podcast with Fr Mike on December 31st. She said it was an amazing experience and raved about taking this journey with Fr Mike. I was intrigued and so immediately downloaded the App and started my journey with Fr Mike the very next day. The podcast is proving to be exactly what I need to enhance my spiritual journey. As a practicing Catholic, I have read parts of the Bible (reading St Luke’s gospel one chapter a day in December finishing on December 24th is a lovely tradition), and I hear the gospel and reading in church, I can honestly say, I’ve never read the whole Bible until now. Fr Mike breaks complicated chapters down to its meaning today. The app is full of information and a joy to go into every day. There’s even a Facebook community to join for further connection. I highly recommend you take this journey too and enjoy the app like I do!Debbie
A very thoughtful approach
Mihi-Buh
I have tried to read through the Bible twice previously, to no avail..! But this approach, based on the God’s plan in scripture and the Bible timeline makes so much sense and helps me to see and better understand scripture and God’s overarching plan for us. I’ve been apprehensive of picking Bible study resources because I’m well aware of some people injecting their own flawed views into the interpretations… but this being hosted by a priest and being I guess somewhat endorsed by the Catholic Church, I feel so much at ease in opening up my view points through these studies. Thank you to all at Ascension Press for making this freely available to people like me….!
Such a blessing
NathBLM
I’ve been waiting for Ascension to launch an app for a long time, they’re just amazing; they’re helping me rekindle my faith with such joy and their Bible and cathecism in a year is so blessed and helpful, they have so many courses in this app it’s hard to keep track, there really is something for everyone! So easy to use and keep track of your progress as well if you’re catholic or just want to learn more about Catholicism this app is an absolute must have!
Bug fixes and improvements:
• Audio played faster or slower than 1x now sounds natural, without the change in pitch.
• The player controls now stay visible while you read a transcript.
Version 1.16.3
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