Refugia vs Illumined

Pray, read, listen, and research the Catholic faith in one beautifully designed app. REFUGIA SCHOLAR Go beyond a list of search results. Research Catholic doctrine across Scripture, the Church Fathers, councils, papal documents, the Doctors of the Church, and St. Thomas Aquinas. • Search the Bible, the Fathers, both together, or St. Thomas • Read sources in context through linked citations • Compare Scripture passages across Bible translations • Explore historically ordered primary sources • Generate source-linked research articles and save them for later • Build guided reading plans, track progress, and resume where you stopped • Copy, share, or export your research with citations • Report irrelevant results so research quality keeps improving PRAYER AND DAILY DEVOTION • Pray all four sets of Rosary mysteries with guided meditations • Build a personal Rule of Life for prayer, Scripture, and spiritual reading • Follow novenas and traditional Catholic prayers with optional reminders • Keep a prayer streak and see your progress across home and Lock Screen widgets • Practice prayers with interactive memorization activities SCRIPTURE, CLASSICS, AND AUDIO • Read the Bible and compare multiple translations • Read the Church Fathers, councils, papal writings, and spiritual classics • With Scholar or higher, listen with Read Aloud or available recorded audiobooks • With Scholar or higher, create audio playlists and continue across chapters • Follow focused reading challenges and daily plans Refugia is free to begin. Refugia Premium unlocks library reading and additional prayer and media features. Read Aloud (cloud and device voices), recorded audiobooks, challenge audio, and audio playlists require Scholar, Scholar Plus, or Scholar Max. Premium and lifetime Premium retain their text and browser reading access. Prayer recordings and course audio keep their existing access. Scholar subscriptions also unlock the full research workspace and their included monthly research credits. Available features and pricing are shown clearly before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be managed through your Apple account. Privacy Policy: https://refugia.download/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Illumined is a Catholic formation app that brings learning, prayer, and parish community together. Designed for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) and parish faith formation, it gives students a clear place to begin and instructors practical tools to guide the journey. LEARN AND REFLECT Explore Catholic lessons and quizzes, revisit material, and track your progress. Classroom assignments bring lessons, readings, and discussions together with due dates and completion indicators to help you understand what comes next. DEEPEN YOUR PRAYER LIFE Connect learning with spiritual practice through common prayers, a guided Rosary, Lectio Divina, the Liturgy of the Hours, examinations of conscience, and Daily Formation. Preparation guides help you approach upcoming rites, sacraments, and parish celebrations with greater understanding. STAY CONNECTED Your classroom dashboard brings together announcements, upcoming gatherings, assignments, and prayer intentions. Participate in classroom discussions and chat, or use the private inbox to message your instructors. Notification settings let you manage alerts, and profile photos help personalize your classroom experience. TOOLS FOR INSTRUCTORS Organize your parish’s formation program in one place: • Assign lessons and readings, set due dates, and create discussion prompts. • Customize lesson and quiz materials or create your own. • Review student progress and manage classroom membership. • Publish announcements and maintain a class schedule. • Create preparation guides adapted to your parish. • Share student invitations through codes, links, and QR codes. • Invite co-instructors with one-use invitation codes. • Make your classroom discoverable and review requests to join. A guided walkthrough introduces the app’s features and helps instructors get started. BUILT FOR PARISH LIFE Illumined supports the relationships at the heart of Catholic formation. Students can prepare between gatherings, stay connected with their class, and return to helpful resources. Instructors can adapt the experience to their parish while keeping learning and communication organized. English and Spanish language options are available. Access to classroom content depends on your enrollment and your instructor’s settings. NIHIL OBSTAT & IMPRIMATUR The English-language lesson and quiz materials and English-language spiritual formation materials submitted for review received a Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur dated September 28, 2026. These apply only to the reviewed materials, not to translations, later additions, or user-created content. Nihil Obstat: The Reverend James M. Dunfee, MA, STL Censor Librorum Imprimatur: The Most Reverend Edward M. Lohse, JCD Apostolic Administrator of Steubenville The nihil obstat and imprimatur do not signify agreement with the content, opinions, or statements expressed but simply affirm that the content does not contradict faith and morals.