TV / Online Mass options:

• Mass with Pope Francis
• Mass at EWTN
• Spiritual Communion Prayer – When you are not able to actually receive Holy Communion, you can say a prayer to be united with Our Lord in Spiritual Communion.  Click here for a prayer of Spiritual Communion before the Blessed Sacrament by St Alphonsus Liguori.

Suggestions for Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Reading, Podcasts, etc:

• Archdiocese Cape Town – for more information and suggestions from our Archdiocese
• Vatican Website – for news, information and Church teachings from Pope Francis and the universal Catholic Church
• Try create a sacred space in your house for prayer, with candles, a crucifix, holy water, holy images and statues.

• Read from your Bible. Perhaps work your way through one of the Gospels. For a free online Bible commentary for the New Testament, the one by William Barclay continues to be a classic.

• Meditative reading of passages of the Bible through Lectio Divina and imaginative contemplation.

• Pray the Rosary.

• Divine Mercy Chaplet – A devotion to the mercy of God through revelations given to St Faustina.

• Eucharistic Adoration is available around the Archdiocese of Perth and around the world online. Click here for a prayer of Spiritual Communion before the Blessed Sacrament by St Alphonsus Liguori.

• Liturgy of the Hours – Unite yourself in praying with all the Catholic priests and religious communities around the world each day in the formal prayer of the Church. For more on this click here and here.

• Aleteia – an easy read and interesting daily Catholic newsletter

• Ascension Presents – for various Catholic podcasts and videos

• Word on Fire – more Catholic podcasts, videos and spiritual reading

• EWTN – Catholic news, TV, devotions, formation and more

• CathNews – for Catholic news from around our country and the world

• National Catholic Register – US based news service for the Church and the world

• Catholic Culture – News, commentary, articles, podcasts, the liturgical year and more

• Catholic Exchange – a good source of spiritual reading on modern life

• Catholic Answers – answers to questions raised about our Catholic faith

• The Coming Home Network – stories of those who have made the journey to the Catholic faith

• Mercatornet – Articles addressing some of the modern complex issues of our times

• Formed – An online library of Catholic books to read, audiobooks, movies and programs to watch, including Bible studies and programs for kids. Subscription required.

• Decent Films – Movie reviews, appreciation and criticism from a Catholic perspective

• USCCB Movie Reviews – US Conference of Catholic Bishops film review site, which can be useful for checking suitability of movies before watching anything immoral or against our Catholic faith. Also includes an archive of older film reviews