Parish partners can highlight content from the Hallow app that the parish would like to pray with together through the community library and spotlight sections of the parish page.
This article covers the purpose of each section and how parish admins can manage this content for their parish.
Types of Content Available
There are 4 types of content you can add to your parish page:
Content Type | Does it require a subscription for parishioners? | Detail |
Complimentary Content | No | Complimentary collections that come with your parish partnership such as OCIA content and the Men's & Women's Devotional. |
Parish Challenges | No | A select set of challenges "unlocked" by your parish. Your parish lead can advise further on this selection. |
Free Content | No | Example: always free content like the rosary or daily gospel. |
Premium Content | Yes ⚠️ | If content is not complimentary or unlocked by your partnership and marked "paid" then it requires a subscription to access even if displayed in your community library. |
Parish Challenges:
Prayer Challenges are the backbone of the parish library and set the vision of the partnership — they're the content most discussed and carefully selected together with your Parish Lead. As part of your Hallow partnership, your parish receives access to our featured Advent & Lent challenges as well as 3-6 discretionary credits to "unlock" additional community challenges that normally require a Hallow subscription. This content is free for your parishioners to access once it's added to your library.
The Hallow team will upload your challenges to your parish page for you. A challenge will first appear in a waitlist state about 1-4 weeks before a challenge is set to start. If you have questions about a challenge you do/don't see on your parish page, contact your designated Parish Lead.
Complimentary Content:
As part of your Hallow partnership, your parish receives access to a select list of premium content that normally requires a subscription, but can be added directly to your library through the Parish Admin Dashboard. These complimentary collections do not count toward your available challenge credits. This content is free for your parishioners to access once it's added to your library.
Daily Homilies
OCIA Part I: Basics of the Faith
OCIA Part II: Basics of the Church
OCIA Part III: Life in the Church
Men's Devotional
New to Faith
Women's Devotional
Grief Devotional
Young Adult Devotional
Family Mass Prep updated weekly to cover Sunday Mass readings
Free Content & Premium Content:
You can still add any other additional content available in Hallow to the parish page both from within the app or the Hallow Admin Dashboard.
Free Content: There is additional content in Hallow that is always free to any user. This includes content such as the Daily Gospel or Spanish Rosary (among dozens of others!)
Premium Content: Premium content that is not included with your partnership will require a subscription to access.
Important! When you go to add content to the community library, you will be able to distinguish the premium content from free content. In the app, the premium content will be marked with a light purple banner that reads, "This collection requires a trial or subscription." On the dashboard, it will be called "Free" vs. "Paid" under the column "Access."
Community Library
The community library is where you'll feature all of the Hallow content you are providing for your parish at no cost to them. While parishioners can still explore the full app, this brings some of your parish's favorite or featured collections into a focused section of your parish page.
How to add complimentary content
Log in to the Parish Admin Dashboard.
Select the Library tab.
Scroll to the Complimentary With Your Partnership section.
Select Add to Library beneath the collection you would like to add.
Once a collection has been added, the button will change to Added to Library.
After adding a collection to your library, it becomes available for use on your parish page and in your small groups.
How to add content from the full Hallow library
Log in to the Parish Admin Dashboard.
Select the Library tab.
Scroll to the Full Library section.
Tap the Add button at the top right.
Search for the collection you're interested in adding to your parish library.
Select the publish date and the start date.
Note: Look for the "Free" label under the "Access" column if you're looking to add content that does not require a subscription or challenge credits for your parishioners.
How content is ordered in the Library
Content in the community library is ordered automatically and cannot be rearranged or customized by parish admins. It always appears in this order:
Upcoming and active challenges
Content with no specific dates (e.g., dailies, weeklies, collections)
Content that has ended
If you'd like to feature specific content in a custom order, use the Spotlight section below.
Spotlight
The Spotlight section is a great way to highlight upcoming prayer challenges as well as complimentary content popular at your parish.
Nothing is placed under Spotlight automatically. You can choose up to 3 pieces of content to feature here.
How to highlight content in the Spotlight section
Select to Edit your library in order to move up content from the community library to the Spotlight section.
Use the list icon to change the order in which they're featured.
Frequently asked questions
Does complimentary content count toward my prayer challenge credits?
No. Complimentary content is included with your partnership and can be added to your library without using any of your available challenge credits. It is not available to parishioners until you add it to the library.
Can I add Family Mass Prep myself?
Yes. Family Mass Prep can be added directly from the Complimentary With Your Partnership section of the Library tab.
Who can access complimentary content?
Once a collection has been added to your library, it becomes available to members of your parish community. Only Admin can view the list of complimentary content, unless you have added it to the library.
Why don't I see the "Complimentary With Your Partnership" section?
This section is available only to Admin of active parish partners on the Admin dashboard -- not in the app.
If your partnership is active and you do not see this section, please contact your Parish Lead or email parishes@hallow.app.
Can I change the order that content appears in my Library?
No. The Library follows a fixed, automatic order — upcoming/active challenges first, then undated content like dailies and collections, then content that has ended. If you'd like specific content to stand out regardless of that order, use the Spotlight section instead, which you can reorder manually.
We’re always here to help when you need it. You can reach out through this purple chat window on the bottom-right corner or e-mail us at parishes@hallow.app
God bless 🕊️

