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Resources for Small Faith Groups and Praying with the Scriptures
Daily
- Gospel readings for each day are available online at the US Conference of Catholic Bishop’s webpage: bible.usccb.org. On the site you can listen to a podcast of the readings and sign up to have them emailed to you.
- Give Us This Day is a website, app and monthly subscription publication of morning and evening daily prayer, readings and prayers for daily and Sunday Mass, reflections on the lives of the saints, and black and white artwork. Visit giveusthisday.org for subscription information.
- Magnificat also provides print, app and web-based resources for daily personal and liturgical prayer. Visit us.magnificat.net for subscription information.
- iBreviary, available online at ibreviary.com and as an app offers the full texts of the Church's Liturgy of the Hours and daily Scriptures. A similar resource is also available at universalis.com.
- The website and app Sacred Space offers brief times of prayer and reflection tied to each day’s readings.
- The Word Among Us is an online, print and app of Catholic daily devotions featuring meditations, inspirational essays and stories of the saints.
Liturgical Seasons
Many Catholic and Christian organizations publish special material for prayer and reflections for Advent, Lent, and the Christmas and Easter seasons. Some to consider are Bread for the World, Catholic Climate Covenant, Catholic Relief Services (especially their Lenten Rice Bowl program), the Ignatian Solidarity Network, and Pax Christi USA.

Year Round
- At Home with the Word is published annually by Liturgy Training Publications (ltp.org). It provides the Sunday readings for each liturgical year, along with reflections by Scripture scholars, and suggestions for reflection and action for small faith groups and families.
- While Loyola Press focuses on resources for religious education programs, it has a Sunday Connection available online and as a weekly email. Loyola Press also has a series of brief videos titled Arts and Faith: Lent that reflect on the season through the lens of sacred art.
- Paulist Press (paulistpress.com) publishes a wide range of books “at the intersection of faith and culture,” including its Paulist Bible Study Program.
- ReNew International, (renewintl.org) publishes many Scripture, lectionary-based and practical resources for parish small faith groups; some are free and some are books available for purchase. Browse their website for books devoted to each gospel, to faith-sharing reflections on the Sunday Gospels for each liturgical year, and practical guides on Essentials for Small-Group Leaders and Leading Prayer in Small Groups.
If you are interested in connecting with a small faith-sharing group at Newman, please contact BJ Brown at bjbrown@uncnewman.org.