Mass Intentions & Prayer Requests

Mass Intentions

When a priest celebrates Mass each day, he offers each Sacrifice of the Mass for a particular person, or intention. By doing so special graces from God are applied upon that person or intention. The act of offering prayers for the dead at Mass goes back to AD 235. Canon Law also confirms this practice and states, “In accord with the approved practice of the Church, any priest celebrating, or concelebrating is permitted to receive an offering to apply the Mass for a specific intention” (Can. 945 §1). 

The Mass Intentions for the upcoming week are posted in the Parish Sunday Bulletin, and announced and prayed for during the Prayer of the Faithful at a Daily or Sunday Mass.