The Ascension Planner is a tool for Catholic daily living that is designed to help you stay rooted in prayer, Scripture, and the liturgical year as you organize your day-to-day needs. It includes saints’ feast days, the liturgical color for each day of the month, reminders for holy days of obligation and penitential days, weekly Bible verses, prayers and more!

Exclusively from Ascension, the Ascension Planner 2025 is a new planner that has a beautiful, simple design and practical features such as plenty of planning space, tabbed monthly pages, and a pocket in the back. The features and flexibility of the Ascension Planner 2025 are designed for peaceful planning built on your Catholic Faith.

Each monthly calendar has space to write down appointments and reminders for Catholic daily living:

• Liturgical color for each day of the month
• Saints’ feast days
• Reminders for holy days of obligation and penitential days
• To-do list space
• A reflection, prayer, and prompt from Beth Sri connecting to a saint for each month
  

Each week you will find four pages with room to plan with as much or as little detail as you prefer:

• Daily, dated planning space
• Room for to-do lists and notes
• Hour-by-hour planning space each day
• Reminder each evening to pause for thanksgiving and contrition
• Trackers for daily prayers and activities, such as the Rosary or an episode of The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)™ podcast
• References for Mass readings for Sundays and holy days of obligation
• Gratitude-themed prayer from Lisa Hendey based on a Scripture verse from The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) podcast
• Bullet journal pages
  

Two bullet journal pages each week give space for planning, reflecting, or sketching. Page numbers allow you to keep track of your notes by jotting down a summary in your planner’s contents section. You can use the journal pages in your planner any way you want throughout the year and to be confident that you will remember what you noted. Ideas for using the bullet journal pages:

• Grocery lists
• Christmas and birthday gift lists
• Books or podcasts to enjoy
• Schedules for a child’s sports season
• Creative writing or drawing
• Prayer intentions
• Things to give thanks for
• Novenas to pray
  

Each month you will find a reflection and prayer focused on a Catholic theme. The monthly calendar includes liturgical colors, feast days, and penitential days. Every week you will find the references for the Sunday Mass readings, a Bible verse aligned with the Bible in a Year reading plan, and a gratitude-themed prayer. Daily prayer reminders and trackers are also included, along with a section of common prayers. The calendars are formatted with each week beginning on Sunday to emphasize the importance of starting your week rooted in Christ and the Mass.

Please note that the Ascension Planner gives the Bible verse references for the Sundays' and Holy Days' first reading, second reading, and Gospel, but not the responsorial Psalm.

Yes, each day of the month is marked with its liturgical color and feast day. The calendar also includes reminders for holy days of obligation and penitential days.

Starting a new habit can be hard, but the Ascension Planner offers the support you need to make that habit stick. Not only does it provide weekly journal space and multiple customizable daily trackers, it also includes a space for you to reflect on contrition and thanksgiving each evening.

You can! Each week includes open, untitled bullet journal space where you can write down your weekly prayer intentions if you wish.

The Ascension Planner includes two daily trackers you can customize to remind you to check in with the Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year. Additionally, you will find a weekly Bible verse and prayer aligned with the Bible in a Year reading plan.

The Ascension Planner 2025 is a 12-month calendar year planner (January 2025 to December 2025).

Both! This planner includes a calendar each month so you can start your month looking at the big picture of dates to remember. Each calendar is followed by four pages per week of planning space, with lines for hour-by-hour planning during the day and open, flexible note space so you can organize with as much or as little detail as you choose.

Each week starts with Sunday, emphasizing the importance of starting your week with God. Additionally, a list of the Sunday readings are included along with a Bible verse and companion prayer for the week.

The Ascension Planner, with its extensive features and functionality for catholic daily living, is substantial in size. The Ascension Planner is:

• Available in hard copy only (not digital)
• Approximately 10.25 (W) x 11.25 (H) with spiral coils that are 1-5/16 inch in diameter.
• 296 pages
• 2 pounds 6 ounces
• Individual pages are close in size to a letter-sized sheet of paper
• Paper is writable and ink does not bleed through the paper

Yes, the Ascension Planner has labeled tabs for each month, making it easy to flip through your planner to the right month.

The planner is hardcover and has durable gold spiral binding. Your planner will lay flat on a surface when opened and can be folded back on itself if desired. It is designed to hold up to everyday wear and tear.

It has an elastic band closure and includes a pocket in the back, bound with the other planner pages, that gives you a safe place to stow loose papers. The Ascension Planner comes beautifully packaged in a box for gifting or storing.

Because of its large size, the Ascension Planner is best suited for table-top or desk-top use. However, the spiral binding ensures that it will stay open to the page you need whether you’re resting it on your lap or placing it on a table. The back pocket gives you a safe place to stow loose papers, as well. At an interior size of 8.75x11 inches with a larger sturdy hard cover, the planner will fit in a tote bag and has ample space to keep track of everything you need.

The Ascension Planner is not exclusively for mothers.

The Ascension Planner provides a space each day for you to write down your top priorities. In addition, flexible bullet journal pages with page numbers make it easy to jot down notes so you don’t forget anything. Each week also includes a weekly Bible verse and prayer so it’s easy to start each day with God as the first thing on your mind.

It can! Each week includes two customizable habit trackers for you to keep track of your New Year’s resolutions or whatever other habits you want to make a priority. It also includes a space for your daily top priorities and a daily prayer tracker so you remember to keep God at the heart of everything you do.

Yes! This planner offers 2 pages each week with a bullet-journal format. The pages are numbered so you can find your reflections or notes again. The planner’s contents section offers space to jot down a summary of your journaling.

There is! The planner includes dedicated space for monthly and weekly to-do lists, as well as daily top-priority to-dos. Each week includes open journaling or notes pages, as well.

Two innovative bullet journal pages each week give space for planning, reflecting, or sketching. Page numbers allow you to keep track of your notes by jotting down a summary in your planner’s contents section. You can use the journal pages in your planner any way you want throughout the year and to be confident that you will remember what you noted. Ideas for using the bullet journal pages:

• Grocery lists
• Christmas and birthday gift lists
• Books or podcasts to enjoy
• Schedules for a child’s sports season
• Creative writing or drawing
• Prayer intentions
• Things to give thanks for
• Novenas to pray
• Reflections