Mark your calendars! The 2023-2024 ESS Mass journal is launching October 4, 2023. You can join our email list here for launch updates!

If you have any questions or want to learn more about launch, visit our launch specific FAQ page here.

What is a Mass journal? A Mass journal is a Catholic prayer resource that helps you intentionally prepare for Mass and record the ways God is speaking to you through scripture. It contains the full Mass readings for every Sunday and Solemnity with space for notes and has dated, color coded tabs that follow the liturgical year. You can learn more about the Every Sacred Sunday Mass journal here or download our guide of how to use a Mass journal here.

Who can use it? The ESS Mass journal was specifically created to serve Catholic men and women, and we feel it can be a useful tool for any Christian wanting to develop a habit of scripture study and prayer throughout the year.

Are the different colors different on the inside? No, they are the same! The only difference is the cover.

What translation is it? A key part of the ESS Mass journal is that it contains the exact readings you hear at Mass - perfect to prepare and follow along! Different countries use different translations of scripture for their Mass readings. We currently have licensing permission for the translation in the USA (based on NAB as approved by USCCB).

How is it made? Our Mass journals are designed by ESS co-founder Christie Peters! Making a full book is a collaborative effort that involves Catholic editors, writers, and graphic designers. All our Mass journals are printed and assembled in the USA using FSC-certified paper to ensure sustainable forests.

What readings are included? Every Sacred Sunday follows the liturgical year. Inside you will find the readings for every Sunday, Solemnity, and Holy Day of Obligation starting with the First Sunday of Advent. The readings inside match those read at Mass in English in the USA.

What prayers are included? We love including key Mass responses and prayers as a quick reference on the inside covers and hope it’s especially useful to those who may be new to the Mass! The front inside cover includes: Entrance & concluding rites, Penitential Act Form A/B, Gloria, Dialogue at the Gospel, Nicene Creed, Apostles’ Creed, Invitation to Prayer, Preface Dialogue, Sanctus, Memorial Acclamation A/B/C, The Lord’s Prayer, Breaking of the Bread, Invitation to Communion Response. The back inside cover includes: Act of Contrition, Glory Be, Hail Mary, Morning Offering, Memorare, Hail Holy Queen, St. Michael the Archangel prayer, Guardian Angel prayer, Act of Spiritual Communion, ESS Prayer, Prayer before Mass from St. Thomas Aquinas.

What type of pen works best? We use a thick, high quality paper inside the journal so just about any type of pen works with minimal bleed through. You can try watercoloring on the pages provided you don’t paint too thick, or use a plain #2 pencil if you're not a fan of pens! We also curated a set of liturgical pens in our shop to match the seasons.

We are so convinced that you will love your ESS purchase that we offer our Keepsake Quality Guarantee: If any item in your order is not keepsake quality, we’ll send you a replacement! Just send us a picture of the issue at hello@everysacredsunday.com and our customer service team of wonderful Catholic ladies will get it fixed for you!

We offer bundle discounts on any order of 2 or more books. There is a 10% discount on purchases of 2 or more Mass journals, 15% on 5 or more, and 20% on large bulk orders of 20 or more Mass journals. The bundle discounts are applied automatically at checkout to orders of multiple books. The books can be a mix of colors, and they will all ship to one address to receive the bundle discount. We’re not able to adjust bundle orders after they are placed.

Organizing a bundle order? Check out our handy pricing chart that gives you a price breakdown per person (including shipping) here!

Wondering where an item is? We do our best to keep the shop stocked throughout the year! Read below to learn more about out of stock items.

Journals: Due to print timelines, we make a single print order each year, so once we sell out of Mass journals we are unable to restock - we’re so sorry if you missed out in a prior year!

Other items: During the first weeks of October, we’ve discerned to simplify our physical shop items to Mass journals so our warehouse can expedite fulfillment during journal launch. Other physical items such as cameos, leather covers, pens, and notebooks will return to the shop by the end of October, 2023. Sign up for our email list here to get notified when the shop is restocked.

Thank you for your understanding as we do our best to fulfill launch orders accurately, quickly, and in a way that is sustainable for our warehouse team!

Ship times: Our warehouse team is the best! Orders are typically processed within 1 -2 business days. All orders ship with tracking. We ship journals via media mail except during the holiday season, and the average time in transit is 3.6 days for USA shipping. We do not currently have expedited shipping options. Shipping delays can happen as regional carriers experience high volumes.

Shipping rates: Shipping costs are determined at checkout by the weight of the package.

Shipping locations: We currently ship to the USA and APO Armed Forces addresses (from warehouses in Dallas and Chicago). We do not have other international shipping available at this time. Thank you for your patience as we learn and grow as a small business!

We've designed each product with care and think you’ll love them! If it’s not love at first sight, our return policy is below. Certain items are final sale and noted as such on the product shop page.

We accept returns within 14 days of delivery for most items in our shop. Please email us at hello@everysacredsunday.com to initiate a return, and include a photo of the book in the shrink wrap if you are returning a Mass journal. We’ll send you a printable shipping label to make the return. Once we receive the item back in stock, you’ll receive a refund minus the cost originally paid in shipping and an $8 shipping and restocking fee.

Please note — We can only accept returns on Mass journals if they are still in the shrink wrap since we cannot quality control check each page of an opened book for restocking. We have this policy to make sure every book we ship out is in 100% fresh, new condition!

Due to the current real-time fulfillment systems we have in place, we’re not able to make adjustments (quantity or color) or cancel orders after they are placed. If you’d like to add to your order, the best way is to place a separate order.

Hi Canada friends! This year we do not have a Canadian specific translation of the ESS Mass journal — but there is also good news! We received permissions from the CCCB to distribute the USA translation* to customers in Canada, and we are working with Modern Catholic Goods, a wonderful online shop serving Canadian Catholics, to make this product available in Canada.

Click here to pre-order before October 13 for shipping to Canada. Orders using this link above are placed in CAD and ship from Canada - yay! Be sure to also check out all the other wonderful products, from books to jewelry, carried by our friends at Modern Catholic Goods!

*Please note that this year’s Mass journal is based on the NAB translation used at Mass in the USA, rather than the NSRV used at Mass in Canada. While it may not match word-for-word with what is proclaimed at Mass in Canada, it contains all the other elements (full Mass readings, space for notes, season reflections, etc.) to help you dive into the Mass readings each week!

Thank you for being part of our ESS fam! Below are our free resources - each one we’ve thoughtfully created and hope they are useful spiritual resources!

How to use a Mass journal guide: Download here.

Sunday Series: Reflections on the Mass readings are available here.

My Mass Encounter: An interview series with Catholics to learn from their experiences at Mass. Read the first one here.

Full freebie archive: Free thank you cards, wallpapers, planner templates, and more are available for our email subscribers here.

If you own a physical bookstore or Catholic gift shop, you can learn more about our wholesale program here.

We love having the chance to meet others who are excited about spreading the faith through beauty and creativity! Please direct all collaboration requests using the form here.

The Catechism states that businesses are “responsible to society for the economic and ecological effects of their operations” (2432) and we take this to heart! We make all our ESS books in the USA at a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified printer that also recycles all leftover ink solvents and scrap materials. To minimize shipping transit distances, we distribute inventory to separate warehouses across the USA and Canada and ship in boxes made with both FSC certified and recycled materials.

As a Catholic small business, we do our best to support other Catholic non-profits, conferences, and fundraises! You can submit a donation request here at least 6 weeks before your event.

Our writer portal for guest blog submissions is here. Thank you!