For more than 10 years, the application Mass schedules He has helped millions of Catholics worldwide to approach the Eucharist. The Argentine Pablo Licheri, his creator, reflected on the value of this tool, especially these days of Holy Week 2025.
Mass schedules It is a mobile app that It is available both for Android devices and the iOS operating system (iPhone and iPad), and offers the schedules of the celebrations in Catholic churches throughout the planet. It was presented to the public in March 2014.
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The app has been downloaded by more than 1.9 million people worldwide. In February of this year, thanks to the contribution of more than 75,000 users, the platform reached at least one church published in each of the planet’s countries, and now “it has become the database of churches and more complete and updated mass schedules of the world,” according to its creator.
Every month, approximately 200,000 different people use the app to search for a mass and are held between 5,000 and 7000 updates in this same period of time. The tool is available in 9 languages, which allows it to be used by 92% of Catholics. The rest can use it in English.
Licheri, in statements for ACI Press, explained that every year Catholics care for not missing Holy Week celebrations, regardless of what the world they are in. It is then that Mass schedules It charges extraordinary utility:
“Anywhere in the world where you are, you can open the app and find in seconds the closest Catholic churches, with their updated schedules of masses, confessions and worship,” said 52 -year -old Argentine Systems Bachelor.
“Instead of spending time looking for Google or calling on the phone, in a couple of touches you know where to go to live the Triduumo with the Lord. It’s like having a Catholic guide always updated in your pocket!” He added.
Licheri points out that one of the great strengths of the application is that it works in the “245 countries and inhabited territories of the world, with special emphasis on all Latin American countries and, of course, the United States.” The database contains the information of more than 113,000 Catholic churches around the world and “every day are added more, thanks to the collaboration of users and volunteers.”
“So if you are in New York, Mexico City, Buenos Aires or Madrid, or in any small tourist city, the experience will be equally fluid. You only open the app, and in seconds you find where to go to Mass near you,” said Licheri.
The application has had great success. In the United States, it has been recommended by important figures from the Catholic world, such as Fr. Mike Schmitz and actor David Henrie. For its creator, this is “a huge gift” and also “a great responsibility.”
“The most beautiful thing is to see that they have made that support totally free and without asking for anything in return. Very noble and big heart!”
Knowing his project, Licheri understands that Mass schedules It is not only an app of convenience, but also “a vital concrete tool of evangelization” that allows Catholics to live their faith “without interruptions wherever life takes them.”
During Holy Week, this work acquires a special meaning. For Licheri, helping so many Catholics to live the Easter triduum “is something deeply moving.” In addition, he took the opportunity to thank the thousands of people who collaborate with Mass schedules selflessly.
“Sometimes messages from people who were far from God arrive and they could confess or go to Mass for the first time in years. I recently came a message from a young man who thanks to the app again approached God, and now he decided to enter the seminar,” Licheri said.
“The paths that God uses to call us are mysterious! To be able to collaborate – the psychologists in many studies have shown that removing obstacles helps a lot – with the mission of bringing souls to Jesus, it is an immense privilege and motivates us to continue improving this service,” he added.
If this sacred triduo want to make sure you don’t miss the mass – wherever you are – download Mass schedules searching it in your device store or from its official website.
“It’s free, simple to use, and can help you live closer to the Lord in this Holy Week … and all year!” Licheri concluded.
Andrés Henríquez
I am a writer for ACI Press and correspondent of EWTN since 2023. Since then, I cover events of the Catholic Church in Venezuela and Latin America. I have more than 5 years of experience in bilingual media. In addition, in Venezuela I have worked with non -governmental organizations for freedom and respect for human rights in the country. I am a member of the Regnum Christi Federation since 2014.