Mass Intentions question

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If a Mass is offered for a particular person, can that “cover” all people who have the same name? Next Sunday’s Mass Intention will be for someone with the same name as my favorite author. :confused:
 
A mass is offered for the person or persons that the priests intends to offer it for, no matter their name, so no…

But you can always “offer” your own participation in the mass/reception of communion for your own intention, even if the priest is offering it for another.
 
I don’t think the Mass is really ‘‘limited’’ to how many people you can offer it for.
 
You would have to intend to offer it for every one in the world named John Smith, for example, and so inform the priest. The Mass is offered for the person or persons specified, not every John Smith, unless that was your intention.
 
So the Mass Intention is restricted to the person for whom its offered, regardless of how many people share the same name; is this correct?
 
anodos said:
If a Mass is offered for a particular person, can that “cover” all people who have the same name? Next Sunday’s Mass Intention will be for someone with the same name as my favorite author. :confused:
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Any chance that it is your author for whom Mass is being offered?
 
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So the Mass Intention is restricted to the person for whom its offered, regardless of how many people share the same name; is this correct?
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That is correct… except for the prayers of the faithful, where all present are allowed to offer their own intentions “held in the silence of [their] hearts”.
 
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Any chance that it is your author for whom Mass is being offered?
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Nah…its the same last name as someone within the parish, so I imagine that its her father or brother.

Thanks to all who have replied! 🙂
 
Leon_Bloy said:
But you can always “offer” your own participation in the mass/reception of communion for your own intention, even if the priest is offering it for another.
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How does one do this? Is there a prayer that you say in order to do this or do you just intend to do it in your mind?
 
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