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MASS CARDS AND ENROLLMENTS
Mass Offerings are forwarded by the Office of the Propagation of the Faith to priests in mission countries. We cannot arrange for Mass on a specific date or time however, Masses are celebrated as soon as possible after the offerings are received by the Propagation Office.
A Mass Card, also known as a Mass Offering Card, Memorial Card or a Remembrance Card, is a card given to someone to let them know that they, or a deceased loved-one, will be remembered and prayed for in the intentions at Mass.
We schedule Mass intention requests with missionaries throughout the world and Your Mass offering serves as an means of day-by-day support for the life and ministry of the missions.
The Propagation Office offers several types of Masses:
TWO YEAR ENROLLMENT MASSES
- Enrollment Masses will be offered for the repose of a soul or intention of a person in the Propagation of the Faith for two years. Those enrolled share in Masses annually and in the prayers and good works of missionaries throughout the world.
- The Offering for Enrollment Masses is $10.
GREGORIAN MASSES
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Gregorian Masses are a series of thirty Masses celebrated on thirty consecutive days for the repose of the soul of a departed person. Gregorian Masses derive their name from Pope Saint Gregory the Great, who was the first to popularize this practice. It is related in the Dialogues of Saint Gregory that the soul of a departed Monk appeared and declared that he had been delivered from Purgatory at the completion of thirty Masses. The Sacred Congregation of Indulgences has declared the tradition to be "a pious and reasonable belief of the faithful."
The Offering for Gregorian Masses is $200.
PERPETUAL MASSES
- Perpetual Masses are celebrated for an individual or a family. Perpetual members of the Propagation of the Faith share in special Masses annually and in the daily prayers of Catholic Missionaries.
- The Offering for Individual Perpetual Masses in $50.
- The Offering for Family Perpetual Masses in $100.
INDIVIDUAL MASSES
- Throughout the centuries, Catholics have followed the praiseworthy custom of requesting that Mass be celebrated for themselves, or for loved ones, living or deceased. Mass cards are not only for a deceased person, but also for various occasions and needs. All Mass Requests received are sent directly to missionary priests throughout the world.
- The Offering for an Individual Mass for living, deceased or special occasion is $5.
Please call the Propgation of the Faith Office for assistance: 212 371-1000 ext 2700.