Announcing Mass Intention

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As I understand it, it is the celebrant’s choice whether or not he states who the mass is for when offering a mass in response to a request. Is this true for Sunday masses as well as for weekdays? I think it is, but couldn’t find a reference on this when challenged.

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the intention for all Masses for which the priest has accepted a donation has to be published but not necessarily announced verbally from the pulpit, for instance, the bulletin could list the Mass intentions for the coming week.
 
There is a place in the Eucharistic Prayer to pray for the dead. Some EPs are written with an option to allow a specific intention but others aren’t.

In our parish the intentions for an entire month are published in the bulletin and the priest announces the intention at the beginning of the daily Mass, before the Sign of the Cross. At the Saturday evening Sunday Mass it’s included in the Prayers of the Faithful. Since we only have one Mass on Sunday, that one is always for the parishioners so it’s not mentioned.
 
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As I understand it, it is the celebrant’s choice whether or not he states who the mass is for when offering a mass in response to a request. Is this true for Sunday masses as well as for weekdays? I think it is, but couldn’t find a reference on this when challenged.

Thanks.
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Joe,

The short answer is “yes” it is for the celebrant to decide if he announces the name.

He is not required to “announce” the intention, but he is required to “pray” it.

The other question is “how?”

There are many different ways this can be done.

Most parishes (in the US) will print Mass intentions for the week, so that in itself is an announcement. Likewise it might be on a bulletin board in the vestibule, etc. etc.

Other options where the priest might do so verbally:

Before Mass begins

Just before the Penitential Rite (after “The Lord be with you”)

As one of the intentions in the general intercessions

During the Eucharistic Prayer.

During the Eucharistic Prayer, it depends on which one he uses.

In EP I, it’s always silent or whispered

In EP II and III mentioning the name aloud is optional and it’s done by adding the extra words provided in the Roman Missal.

In EP IV, there’s no mention of any name.

Yes, it is the celebrant’s choice overall, but did you have something more specific in mind when you asked the question?
 
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