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St. Francis Xavier + Hallow!

We are thrilled to announce that we’ll be partnering with Hallow this year, the #1 prayer app! Through prayer and meditation rooted in the Catholic faith, Hallow helps people grow closer to God and find peace. Users are able to pray alongside Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sr. Miriam, Mark Wahlberg, Jonathan Roumie, and many more. The app offers prayer resources, mental health and sleep content, audiobooks, and sacred music.

The vision for parish partnership with Hallow is fourfold:

1. Foster a personal encounter with Jesus Christ
2. Help people build robust habits of daily, personalized prayer
3. Build relationships through small Christian community
4. Help fuel the mission of the parish

St Francis even has a custom page in the app through which parishioners are able to create a profile, share prayer requests, and journey through content together while discovering new ways to grow their faith. 

All parishioners – those with a premium Hallow subscription and those without – are invited to be a part of the parish page and will receive free access to our premium All-Parish challenges throughout the year. Our next challenge begins January 20th through the parish page:

Pray40 Hallow Lenten Prayer Challenge - Begins March 5, 2025 (Ash Wed!)

Join St Francis Xavier Parish on Hallow this Lent for Pray40 as we meditate on the writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá, author of the spiritual classic The Way. 

Together, we’ll hear Escrivá’s powerful advice and spiritual direction brought to life through the story of Servant of God Takashi Nagai, a Japanese Catholic convert who miraculously survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. In a moment he lost   everything, but through it he surrendered himself and his city to the Lord.

To join the parish page and access the free parish challenges, open the Hallow app, navigate to the Community tab (bottom right of screen), search for our parish by zip code, and join! Furthermore, people who would like to access all of the app’s premium content are able to do so for just $1. If you would like to set up your $1 year-long trial, click here or visit hallow.com/parish.

We can't wait to pray with you - virtually AND in person!