A Catholic prayer app · Coming soon to iPhone
The day’s Mass readings, the Rosary, the saints and Scripture, in a few quiet minutes each morning and evening. Free.
One email when First Light is live on the App Store. Nothing else.
A guided morning prayer and a gentle evening reflection bookend your day.
Streaks, milestones and badges help a good intention become a daily rhythm.
Readings, the Rosary, the Stations, a Bible-in-a-year plan and short lessons on the faith.
Inside the app
Morning
Pray, name what you’re grateful for, and set your goals. They appear as a checklist on your home screen.
Daily Mass readings
Today’s readings, linked to the USCCB, with a calendar to look ahead or catch up.
Prayer library
A guided Rosary with all the mysteries, the 14 Stations of the Cross, traditional prayers you can save as favorites, a free Bible-in-a-year plan, and prayer requests with a prayer history.
My Journey
Your streak, a faith scorecard, a weekly activity chart, milestones from 3 to 365 days, badges, a home-screen widget and daily reminders.
Evening
Look back on the day, pray Night Prayer and set tomorrow’s intention. Your reflections build into a private journal on your device.
Screenshots are from the app’s App Store set; some layouts have since been refined.
New to Catholicism? Start here.
You don’t have to be Catholic to pray with First Light. The Church holds something for every kind of person: the mystic and the scholar, the artist and the skeptic. Start with the beauty and see where it leads.
A saint to inspire you each day, from Augustine and Aquinas to Thérèse, Francis and Padre Pio.
The Learn tab explains the sacraments, the liturgical year, how to pray, and key Catholic words.
Pray the psalms as Christians have for centuries with the Liturgy of the Hours (Pro).
Why First Light
Morning routine, Mass readings, Rosary, Stations, prayer library, saint spotlight, journal and streaks, at no cost.
Open the app and pray. No sign-in, no ads.
Your journal and progress are stored on your device, not on our servers.
A morning routine to begin with God and an evening reflection to end the day.
Streaks, badges, a weekly activity view and a home-screen widget.
Pro is $39.99/year or $2.99/week, billed only through Apple and cancellable anytime in Settings.
Works on iPhone and iPad. Daily readings are saved for offline reading once loaded.
Free & Pro
$0, forever
$39.99/year or $2.99/week
Optional in-app subscription. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings.
What’s new
A cleaner purchase screen that works on iPad in portrait and landscape, simpler Pro plans, and the annual price shown clearly. Free users can always close the upgrade screen and keep praying.
A Faith Scorecard with progress rings, a weekly activity chart and milestones. A “Read the Bible” card on the Pray tab. Morning goals now appear as a home-screen checklist.
A guided tour for first-time users, a better evening prayer, prayer favorites and history, and Saint of the Day.
The Bible-in-a-year plan and chapter tracking became free for everyone.
Yes. The daily prayer features are free, with no time limit. First Light Pro is optional and adds the extras listed above.
Not at all. First Light is fully Catholic and made to welcome anyone who’s curious. The Learn tab is a gentle place to start.
Your prayers, journal and progress are stored on your device. See our Privacy Policy.
iPhone and iPad.
Agnes is First Light’s lamb and your guide in the app. Her name comes from the Latin agnus, “lamb,” and from St. Agnes, a young Roman martyr.
Visit Support or email support@firstlightcatholic.app.