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Catholic Reminders + Poke: the day's feast, saint and readings in your morning texts

Poke is an AI assistant that lives in your messages and can set reminders. Catholic Reminders supplies the day's feast, saint, prayer and Mass reading citations with USCCB links. Here is how the two fit together, what works today and what to check first.

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Catholic Reminders knows the day's feast, saint and readings, and Poke lives in the text thread you already check each morning. Here is how to bring them together.
Example alert. Names and numbers are illustrative.

Key takeaways

The short version.

  • Catholic Reminders gives the day's feast, saint, prayer and Mass reading citations, with links to the USCCB. It gives citations and links, not the full text of the readings.
  • Poke's docs describe an assistant that lives in Apple Messages, Telegram, WhatsApp and RCS, and that can set reminders. That makes it a natural place for a short morning note.
  • Poke's docs say it supports MCP servers, added at poke.com/integrations/new or with a command-line tool, so you can try adding the app's address yourself.
  • A fallback works today without any connection: paste or forward the morning reminder to Poke and ask it to remind you each morning, or keep the app's own reminders.
  • Nothing here is an official integration. Catholic Reminders is independent and not endorsed by the Vatican, the USCCB or the Catholic Church. For the readings, go to your parish or the USCCB.

Who it is for

Who is this pairing for?

  • It is for Catholics who live in their text messages: a parent who checks one thread before the school run, a commuter who wants a line…

  • Catholic Reminders provides the Church side: the day's feast, saint, readings and prayer, and context for what is happening in the Church.

  • Poke is an AI assistant that, according to its docs, lives in Apple Messages, Telegram, WhatsApp and RCS.

It is for Catholics who live in their text messages: a parent who checks one thread before the school run, a commuter who wants a line about the day's saint on the way to work, or someone building a morning prayer habit who would rather not open another app.

Catholic Reminders provides the Church side: the day's feast, saint, readings and prayer, and context for what is happening in the Church. It is an independent resource and is not endorsed by the Vatican, the USCCB or the Catholic Church. Your parish and the USCCB remain the place for the readings themselves.

Poke is an AI assistant that, according to its docs, lives in Apple Messages, Telegram, WhatsApp and RCS. Its homepage describes it as proactive, private, personal and right in your texts. The app says what the day holds, and Poke can bring it to a thread you already read.

Use cases

4 ways people use Catholic Reminders + Poke.

  1. Morning text

    1. Get the day's feast and saint as a morning text

    Ask Poke to check Catholic Reminders each morning and send a short note with the day's feast or memorial and the saint. Poke's docs say it can set reminders, so a daily request is the kind of thing it is built for.

    Whether Poke can run the request by itself each morning depends on how your account and connection are set up. Try it for a few days and see what arrives before you rely on it.

  2. Reading links

    2. Keep the readings one tap away

    The app gives Mass reading citations with USCCB links, not the text of the readings. Ask Poke to include the citation and the link in the morning message, so the passage is one tap from the thread.

    Open the link and read the passage there. For anything about how a reading is used at your parish, check with your parish.

  3. Follow-up

    3. Ask a follow-up in the same thread

    When a feast or saint is unfamiliar, reply in the same thread and ask what it is about, in a few plain sentences. Poke's docs say it can search the web, which can help with background.

    Treat the answer as a starting point. AI replies can contain mistakes, so compare them with Church sources and ask your priest about questions of faith.

  4. Week ahead

    4. Plan the week around holy days and fasting days

    Ask Catholic Reminders what the week holds, then ask Poke to remind you the evening before a holy day or a fast and abstinence day. The app reports what the Church asks on the U.S. Roman calendar.

    Local rules can differ, so check your diocese. The app does not tell you how to meet your own circumstances. For that, speak with your pastor.

On your phone

What the alerts look like.

Morning text

Figure 1

An example of a morning thread. The day and details are illustrative.
Evening before

Figure 2

An example reminder. Illustrative.

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

How to

How do I use Catholic Reminders with Poke?

  1. Step 1

    Sign up free at [catholicreminders.org](https://catholicreminders.org), open the Connect your AI page and create a personal token. Save it, because it is secret. The MCP address is https://catholicreminders.org/api/mcp.

  2. Step 2

    Open [poke.com/integrations/new](https://poke.com/integrations/new), enter a name, paste that address as the MCP Server URL, add the token as the API key if asked, and click Create Integration. The CLI works too: npx poke@latest mcp add <url> -n "Name" -k "<key>".

  3. Step 3

    Poke sends an API key as a bearer header. Whether the app's token fits Poke's API key field is untested here, so watch for an error and try the fallback if it does not connect.

  4. Step 4

    Ask Poke what today means in the Church calendar, then ask it to remind you each morning with the feast, saint and reading links. Check the first few messages.

  5. Step 5

    Fallback that works today: paste or forward the morning reminder from the app to Poke and ask it to remind you each morning, or keep the app's own reminders.

Poke's docs say it supports MCP servers, including OAuth servers with dynamic client registration; others can use a client ID and secret. Catholic Reminders is not listed in Poke or built into it, and its token setup with Poke is untested. Poke's FAQ says most features are free, with paid tiers, so check its pages for what your plan includes.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Is Catholic Reminders an official Poke integration?

No. There is no partnership, listing or built-in integration. Poke's docs describe adding MCP servers, so you may try adding the app's address yourself.

Will the app's token work in Poke's API key field?

That is untested. Poke's docs say it sends a configured API key as a bearer header, which is how the app's token is used, but try it and watch for an error.

What if I cannot connect it?

Paste or forward the morning reminder from Catholic Reminders to Poke and ask it to remind you each morning. You can also keep the app's own reminders.

Does it replace my parish or the USCCB?

No. Catholic Reminders is independent and not endorsed by the Vatican, the USCCB or the Catholic Church. For the readings, go to your parish or the USCCB, and check your diocese for local rules.

What is free and what is Premium?

Today's feast, saint and readings are free anytime, along with commitments and novenas. Premium adds morning and evening briefings. The apps are free during the beta.

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