It has long been a custom in the Catholic Church to have a Mass offered for someone who is deceased or for a special intention (i.e. for the recovery of one who is ill, an anniversary or birthday, for a special prayer). The priest then makes it his intention during Mass to remember the particular request made.
Each week in our parish bulletin you will see the Mass requests listed for that week.
If you would like to have a Mass offered, you may email pastor@stfrancisdesalescc.org stop by the parish office during regular business hours, drop a note in the collection basket or see Father after Mass.
Cards are provided by the church to send to the family of the deceased or to the person for whom the Mass is offered. It is also customary that a stipend or offering is made at the time of the request. The normal offering for a Mass, per Archdiocesan guidelines, is $10.00.
The priest does not normally announce the intention at Mass. The reason for this is that the intention is his prayer for the Mass but not necessarily the prayer of the entire community, since each one present brings to the Eucharist his or her own prayers or special intentions to offer to God.