Diocese of Fall River schools partner with Hallow prayer app
Originally posted on www.herald news.com
By Dave DeMille
The Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools Office is partnering with Hallow, a Catholic prayer app, to help students, teachers and families deepen their faith and build daily prayer routines.
The partnership provides all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fall River with full access to Hallow’s library of more than 10,000 sessions, including daily prayers, rosaries, meditations, readings from the Daily Mass and Catholic Bible, community features and audiobooks. The app also offers resources designed specifically for children, middle schoolers, young adults and their families, according to the announcement.
As of May, Hallow has been downloaded more than 25 million times. The app saw significant growth during the past two Lenten seasons, with 1.19 million new users joining in 2025 and over 1.4 million in 2024, according to the announcement. Hallow also reports that users have prayed more than 1 billion prayers using the app.
“With the integration of Hallow throughout our schools, students will have the opportunity to develop an even stronger prayer life to carry them into the future. All of our students, and even our youngest students will benefit from Hallow because their families can use it at home and reinforce what is being taught in school,” Marian Desrosiers, director of Catholic Identity for the Diocese of Fall River, said.
App to help families, students and faculty learn how to pray
“I originally was hesitant about bringing Hallow to St. Mary’s simply because it could mean more time with students on screens and phones, which as we know is not ideal for children and teens,” said Matthew Bourque, principal of St. Mary Catholic School in Mansfield. “However, the parent engagement that we would gain by using Hallow outweighed my concerns about student device use.”
Hallow representatives have started training leaders from the Diocese of Fall River Catholic schools, and a Hallow representative is scheduled to be present at the Nov. 3 Diocesan Catholic Schools Spiritual Day.
For more information, visit fallriverdiocese.org or hallow.com.