Sadlier Sacraments

Sadlier Sacraments is a free companion app to William H. Sadlier's Believe • Celebrate • Live sacramental preparation program. It supports Catholic families and catechists walking children through immediate preparation for Reconciliation, Confirmation in the Restored Order, and First Eucharist, in English and Spanish.

The content is organized by chapter to match the printed program. For each chapter you get audio reflections, prayer rituals, short video clips, parent and catechist tips, simple activities you can do at home, and music. Everything is available bilingually. The app was built on the Subsplash platform, so the structure feels familiar if you have used parish apps before — clean menus, tap-through navigation, downloadable content.

What I appreciate is that Sadlier built this for the messy reality of sacramental prep rather than the ideal. Parents are tired. Catechists are volunteers. A child preparing for First Communion needs something short, prayerful, and easy to use in the ten minutes before bed. The audio reflections fit that window, and the bilingual support is a real help in parishes where Spanish-speaking families are the majority of the candidates.

This is the right tool for parishes that already use Sadlier's program, for catechists looking for ready-to-go audio and video resources tied to each chapter, and for parents who want to keep up with what their children are learning in religious education. It also works for grandparents and godparents who want to walk alongside a child preparing for the sacraments.

This app is specifically tied to Sadlier's Believe • Celebrate • Live curriculum. If your parish uses a different sacramental prep program — Loyola, Pflaum, Our Sunday Visitor, or RCL Benziger — the content will not line up chapter by chapter. The app is a supplement, not a stand-alone catechesis. It also assumes you have access to the printed materials.

Sadlier Sacraments is free from William H. Sadlier Inc on the App Store at apps.apple.com. For Sadlier-using parishes preparing children for First Reconciliation, Confirmation, and First Eucharist, it is a real help to families during the most important months of religious education.