Can a Mass be said for a non-Catholic?

[Departed_Light]

Can a Mass be said for a non-Catholic?

If so, how does one petition the local Church to request a Mass be prayered for a non-Catholic Christain?

 

[Phemie]

Can a Mass be said for a non-Catholic?

If so, how does one petition the local Church to request a Mass be prayered for a non-Catholic Christain?

Just go to the parish office and request a Mass. I’ve never asked anyone nor have I ever been asked the religion of the person for whom the Mass is requested.

I get Masses said for people of all religions. I probably wouldn’t send a Mass Card if I thought it would offend the family but that wouldn’t stop me from offering a Mass for the repose of the person’s soul.

 

[fultonfish]

There are also a LOT of religious orders that will say Masses.

Call your diocesan office for the foreign missions and they will have Masses offered by priests overseas. Propagation of the Faith.

The other nice thing is that some of the Mass Cards provided are fabulously ornate and make a nice impression on the relatives of the deceased.

The best Mass Card I have ever seen is the larger card from SMA Fathers.

smafathers.org/Donate/massenrollment2.htm

All Masses are the same. However, people in mourning may appreciate the extra sentiment and sympathy provided by the artwork of a nicely done Mass Card.

Keep a couple on hand and fill them out when the need arises. They provide the information card to be given to the celebrant and the Mass Card to be mailed to the family of the deceased person.

 

[Departed_Light]

Thank you all. The person is not deceased, yet. He’s just very sick. We’re hoping he gets to see just one more Christmas here before he goes.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Can a Mass be said for a non-Catholic?

If so, how does one petition the local Church to request a Mass be prayered for a non-Catholic Christain?

Of course a Mass can be offered for any person. Just stop by the parish office and ask when the next available date is. Make sure that you plan to attend the Mass.

 

[puzzleannie]

A Mass may be offered for any intention. For the soul of someone who has died is the most common, but also for someone who is gravely ill, or facing some other kind of trouble, to commemorate an anniversary, or any intention. Ask at your parish, or if that priest has already accepted intentions for every Mass he will offer this year, consult any order of priests–look in Catholic magazines to links to misisonary orders for instance, or call your diocese and ask about order priests residing there.

 

[Phemie]

A Mass may be offered for any intention. For the soul of someone who has died is the most common, but also for someone who is gravely ill, or facing some other kind of trouble, to commemorate an anniversary, or any intention. Ask at your parish, or if that priest has already accepted intentions for every Mass he will offer this year, consult any order of priests–look in Catholic magazines to links to misisonary orders for instance, or call your diocese and ask about order priests residing there.

Just to second what puzzleannie says, while it seems that in our culture we most often see Masses offered for the dead, other cultures are more generous in their Mass requests as we see in our parish with one couple who requests Masses in their own intention on their anniversary, for their little daughters and for each other on their birthdays, for other family members on their birthdays. Most of their Mass requests are for the living. I don’t often see anyone else do that and actually I don’t often think of it myself.