We will rarely rearrange a mass but only after contacting the person who originally arranged for the mass to be said to see if he or she would switch to another date. If you don’t do that and the people show up thinking it is for dear deceased grandma and it isn’t, we are going to hear about it the next day in the parish office.
I only tried that once and I got my head handed to me on a plate, by the people I thought would be the most understanding and who hadn’t requested that specific date. After that experience it was “Sorry, that date is already spoken for/been announced.”
Ah, charity at it’s finest.
Really, if someone had a Mass intention that wasn’t urgent, and someone comes along with an urgent Mass intention, you’d think they would be understanding enough to switch the date. Even if so and so showed up for the Mass expecting it to be for their loved one. This is why I’m also leery about things like announced Mass intentions and the like. It turns into an excuse to feed people’s pride by having your name in the bulletin and announced.I think originally it was to prevent trafficking in Mass stipends.
For Mothers Day and Father’s Day we have a novena of masses. Everyone who filled out a card (they do not need to leave a donation but usually all do) is included in one mass a day for nine days after Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. We do not accept intentions for these two holidays nor for CHristmas and Easter so that the priest can pray for his own intention those days (also it stops what we call Mass hogs, those who “buy” up as many masses as they can especially on special days.) We put all the envelopes in the sanctuary in a basket and at intention time we pray for all those enrolled in the novena, not individually by name. The priest only gets one stipend. The rest of the offerings go to the parish.
That is probably exactly how my parish handles it and I’ve never really read the fine print.
There is a card that you can fill out and give to the person, and then a small offering envelope where you also write the person’s name. They are obviously from a Catholic publisher or supply house.I really have no idea why this is such an issue. We do not limit intentions to one. The canon that is evoked was intended to prevent priests from simony, that is, stacking intentions to make a bunch of money. Our priest does not even require a stipend and those that pay give to St. Vincent de Paul. We usually have one to three intentions per Mass.
So, you still only have one paid Mass intention per Mass, but you add various extra intentions to the Prayers of the Faithful?
This sounds sketchy according to the complexities and legalities outlined in Canon Law and moral theology regarding stipends, and Mass intentions.
Yes. No more than one can be paid, as per canon law. If there is more than one person who has passed, both are mentioned in the Eucharistic Prayer.
Why? Canon Law only limits the number of stipends that can be received. No where is prayer limited, or is the priest obligated to take money, or is the priest barred from donating that stipend as he wishes.
Per Canon Law, the priest who is given a stipend must celebrate the Mass for only that person’s intention. As I see it, if he doesn’t take a stipend he’s pretty much free to add anyone to his intention for a Mass.
The name of the person for whom the Mass is offered is not always mentioned in the EP, since not all EP’s allow that as an option. At the Saturday evening Mass it’s mentioned in the Prayers of the Faithful but at daily Mass the priest just announces it at the start, “Mass today is offered for “the repose of the soul”, “the anniversary”, “the birthday”, etc, of N. at the request of N.”we have a similar issue with number of people on the prayer list and who should be on. The priest is simple about it - if they want to be on, then be on.
But parishioners think if you are in church then you shouldn’t be on because you’re well enough etc… People who don’t go to church are on. People who do go to church put the ones who don’t go on. Most probably have no idea they are on a prayer list. We got told we should ask their permission first. But they won’t know what is being asked if they don’t go. “Can I put you on a prayer list” people who don’t go to church at all wouldn’t know what that meant etc. And those who have family members who do the deed, its about them isn’t it rather than the person who is sick. Most people who don’t go to church also know to keep their christian friend at peace by simply agreeing because the argument will go away quicker I reckon too. Because its more about the person putting them on the sick list - prayer list rather than the person on the prayer list - it seems.
The priest is simple about it. He says if they want to be on then they will go on and have pointed out that there are people who should be on it but not.
its a political thing when it gets discussed in our church
just a similar problem that no one really knows what to do about it because they all want to tell each other they shouldn’t be on
I know little of canon law, but in the English, this is not the literal interpretation of 948.
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Thus, it seems that it is not multiple intentions that is being addressed by 948, but simony. What I do not understand is why anyone would object to having another intention said at a Mass with their intention. Is it superstition or a lack of grasp of infinity? Grace cut in half remains the same.
Our pastor says: people paying for a Mass intention, deserve the entire Mass for their intention. Well, even if they don’t pay, no Mass intention is refused.
If they are paying, the canon law mentioned above does apply. I am curious as to how this works though, since the entire Mass is always said.