OCIA Companion

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About this app

OCIA Companion is the all-in-one platform for Catholic parishes running an Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (formerly RCIA) program.

Whether you're a parish director coordinating a year-long formation, a candidate beginning your journey toward the Sacraments, or a sponsor walking alongside someone you love — OCIA Companion brings every part of the OCIA experience into one app, designed specifically for the rhythms of Catholic parish life.

FOR DIRECTORS
• Build your full-year curriculum with weekly sessions, readings, and assignments
• Track attendance with one tap — full CSV export available on the parish web dashboard
• Auto-generated quizzes and discussion prompts for every week
• Pair sponsors with candidates and invite the whole team by email
• Plan around the liturgical calendar — Rite of Election, Scrutinies, Easter Vigil
• Monitor every candidate's progress through Inquiry, Catechumenate, Purification & Enlightenment, and Mystagogy

FOR CANDIDATES & SPONSORS
• Read each week's assignments and discussion topics in one place
• Take check-in quizzes to reinforce what you've learned
• Join threaded discussions with your classmates
• Reference the full Douay-Rheims Bible and the complete Catechism of the Catholic Church — searchable, with highlighting, bookmarks, and personal notes
• See where you are in the OCIA journey and what comes next

BUILT FOR THE PARISH
• Liturgical season-aware design — Advent purple shifts to Christmas gold, Lent violet to Easter white
• Free 30-day trial for every parish — no credit card to start
• Single parish subscription covers all classrooms, sponsors, and candidates
• Works alongside the web app at ociacompanion.app — same account, same data
• Built with parish privacy in mind — your candidates' data is yours

NEW THIS YEAR
• Generate ready-to-use quizzes from any CCC paragraph or Bible chapter with a single tap
• Polls and tasks for tracking commitment beyond attendance
• Real-time discussion notifications

OCIA Companion was built by Credoworks LLC for Catholic parishes who want to support their candidates with the same care and structure their own staff already gives them. Start your free 30-day trial today.

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What’s new

v1.0.1 highlights:

• View PDFs, Word, Excel & PowerPoint files in-app — no more app switching

• My Check-Ins history with scores and per-question feedback for candidates

• Sponsors can now see their paired candidate's quiz progress

• Private My Notes journal for directors

• Tap a week to edit its date, time, location, or details

• Catch up on quizzes from previous weeks you missed

• Classroom code invites now include a direct app download link