# The Catholic Hymnal: NCH — Ghana Catholic Hymns & Prayers

> Ghana Catholic Hymns & Prayers (iPhone/iPad app by G Online Sites.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-catholic-hymnal-nch/id6808238555 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [G Online Sites](https://appshunter.io/developer/6808238557)
- Category: Books, Music
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 26 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-14
- Data updated: 2026-09-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-catholic-hymnal-nch/id6808238555/reviews.md

## What is The Catholic Hymnal?

The New Catholic Hymnal (NCH) is the complete Catholic app for worship, prayer and daily Mass readings in Ghana and West Africa.

DAILY MASS READINGS & MISSAL
- Full daily Mass readings — First Reading, Responsorial Psalm, Second Reading, Gospel Acclamation and Gospel
- Navigate any day of the year
- Listen to readings with text-to-speech
- Share readings via WhatsApp, SMS and email
- Bookmark favourite readings
- Download a full week or entire year for offline use
- Liturgical season colours — Advent, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time
- Psalm refrain highlighted for cantors
- Font size control and pinch to zoom

LITURGY OF THE HOURS
- Morning Prayer — Lauds (7:00 AM)
- Evening Prayer — Vespers (6:00 PM)
- Night Prayer — Compline (9:00 PM)
- Full prayer texts with text-to-speech
- Daily reminders for each hour

THE ANGELUS
- Full Angelus prayer with text-to-speech
- Daily reminders at 6:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

COMPLETE HYMNAL — NCH & CH
- 829 hymns from the New Catholic Hymnal (NCH 2021 Edition)
- 508 hymns from the Old Catholic Hymnal (CH)
- Search by number, first line or any word
- Topical, alphabetical and metrical index
- Sheet music — Tonic Sol-Fa and Staff Notation
- Cross-reference between NCH and CH

AUDIO & RECORDING
- Listen to choir recordings for hundreds of hymns
- Record and submit your choir's audio
- Pick and upload existing recordings

LITURGICAL CALENDAR
- Full Catholic liturgical calendar
- 50+ feast days and solemnities
- Suggested hymns for each season

MASS PLANNER
- Plan hymns for all Mass sections
- Save and share your hymn plan

MORE FEATURES
- Hymn of the Day with home screen widget
- Favourites and recently viewed
- Presentation mode for projection
- Personal notes on any hymn
- Dark mode
- Fully offline for hymns

Made for Ghana Catholic parishes, choirs and faithful — following the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ghana (CBCG) hymnal.

Download free. Sing together. Pray always.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.6.0 — 2026-09-19

Version 2.6 — Daily Readings & Prayer

-Daily Mass Readings
Full text of daily Mass readings — First Reading, Responsorial Psalm, Second Reading, Gospel Acclamation and Gospel. Listen with text-to-speech, share, bookmark and download for offline use.

-Liturgy of the Hours
Morning Prayer (Lauds), Evening Prayer (Vespers) and Night Prayer (Compline) with full texts, TTS and daily reminders.

-Angelus
Listen to the Angelus prayer with text-to-speech.

-Liturgical season colours on readings screen
-Hymn of the Day widget improved
-Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-14

No release notes.

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