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A faith and family week: Catholic Reminders plus local events

Faith and family plans often live in different places: the Church calendar in one, weekend events in another. CatholicReminders.org and LocalEventsTracker.com can bring both into one weekly rhythm.

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Two free apps can put the Church calendar and local family events into the same weekly plan.
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Example alert. Names and numbers are illustrative.

Key takeaways

The short version.

  • The problem: the Church calendar and local events live in separate places, so plans collide or get missed.
  • CatholicReminders.org explains what your day and week mean in the Catholic faith: feasts, saints, readings and prayers.
  • LocalEventsTracker.com finds upcoming events near you and sends a daily email digest.
  • Get alerts by text, email, or in your favorite AI, such as a personal AI like Instinct or Muse.
  • Both apps are free during the beta, and they report information only.

Who it is for

Why does the family week so often get away from us?

  • Many families have the same problem.

  • So a feast day sneaks up on you.

  • The fix is to have the right information show up when you need it.

Many families have the same problem. The Church calendar is on a parish bulletin, a phone note or in someone's memory. Weekend plans come from a different set of places: a friend's text, a town page, a flyer on a fridge. Nothing connects the two.

So a feast day sneaks up on you. A fasting day lands on the night of a dinner you already agreed to. A good local event goes by because nobody saw it in time. None of this is dramatic, but it adds up to a week that feels reactive instead of planned.

The fix is to have the right information show up when you need it. CatholicReminders.org tells you what your day and week mean in the Church. LocalEventsTracker.com tells you what is happening near you. Put the two side by side, and you can plan the week before it starts.

Use cases

3 ways people use A faith and family week: Catholic Reminders plus local events.

  1. Weekly Church view

    1. Knowing what the week means before it begins

    The situation: it is Sunday evening and you want to know what the coming week holds. Is there a feast day? A fasting day? What are the Sunday readings?

    CatholicReminders.org can answer this. Ask what the week means in the Church calendar and it lists the feast days, fasting days and Sunday readings for the week ahead. What you do next: mark the days that matter on the family calendar, so nothing else gets booked on top of them.

  2. Weekend planning

    2. Matching a weekend event to the family's plans

    The situation: you want something to do on Saturday with the kids, but you also want to keep a feast day or a quiet evening free.

    LocalEventsTracker.com finds upcoming events near you and sends a daily email digest. When the digest says new events are near you this weekend, you can read it with the Church calendar in mind. What you do next: pick the event that fits, and leave the faith commitments where they are. Ask your AI to compare the two lists if you like.

  3. Morning briefing

    3. Starting each day with the saint and the readings

    The situation: mornings are rushed, and the saint of the day or the readings are easy to forget.

    CatholicReminders.org gives you today's feast, saint and readings anytime on the free plan. Premium adds morning and evening briefings, commitments and novena tracking, and premium is free during the beta. What you do next: read the short prayer at breakfast, or save the readings for the evening. The point is that the information finds you, so you do not have to go looking.

On your phone

What the alerts look like.

Morning

Figure 1

A daily Catholic Reminders briefing, for example
Events

Figure 2

A local events digest, for example
Planning

Figure 3

Putting both together, for example

Example alerts. Every name, number and event shown is illustrative.

How to

How do I set up my faith and family week?

  1. Step 1

    Open [CatholicReminders.org](https://catholicreminders.org), sign in and pick what you want to follow.

  2. Step 2

    Open [LocalEventsTracker.com](https://localeventstracker.com), choose your area and what to watch, and turn on the daily email digest.

  3. Step 3

    Choose how you want to hear: text, email, or your favorite AI. A personal AI such as Instinct or Muse is a natural fit.

  4. Step 4

    To use an AI, connect it with the API key and MCP address from each app's connect page; LocalEventsTracker.com describes its MCP connection on its own site.

Both apps share information only. Check event details and times with the organizers, and ask your parish for questions about the faith itself.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Do these apps cost anything?

Both are free during the beta. Premium features in CatholicReminders.org, such as morning and evening briefings, are also free during the beta.

What does CatholicReminders.org include?

Customized Catholic guidance, including the liturgical calendar, feast days, saints, readings, prayers and context for what is happening in the Church. The free plan covers today's feast, saint and readings.

How do I get local event updates?

LocalEventsTracker.com finds upcoming events near you and sends a daily email digest. It also offers an MCP connection for AI assistants.

Can I get alerts in my AI assistant?

Yes. You can receive alerts by text, email or in your favorite AI. Connect it using the API key and MCP address from each app's connect page.

Do the apps decide things for me?

No. They report information and you choose what to do. They never act on their own.

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