Mass Cards & Prayer Intentions

It has long been a custom in the Catholic Church to have a Mass offered for someone who is deceased or for a special intention (i.e. for the recovery of one who is ill, an anniversary or birthday, for a special prayer). The priest then makes it his intention during Mass to remember the particular request made.

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Mass Cards

Announced and Unannounced Mass Cards are available in the Parish Office.  Announced Masses are celebrated at the daily and Sunday Masses and published in the Sunday bulletin. 

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Purgatorial Masses

The Purgatorial Mass Intentions are offered for a year and celebrated on the first Saturday at the 9am Mass in St. Patrick Church.

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Sanctuary Candle & Flowers

To honor loved ones with altar flower bouquets or to reserve the weekly sanctuary candle, please contact Mary Jane Smith at 856-848-6373. Arrangements should be made in advance to make sure that the week is available.

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Mass Cards and Prayer Intentions
The tradition of offering Masses for others, particularly the dead, originates in the very early Church. Inscriptions discovered on tombs in Roman catacombs of the second century evidence this practice: for example, the epitaph on the tomb of Abercius (d. 180), Bishop of Hieropolis in Phrygia, begs for prayers for the repose of his soul." - Fr. William Saunders on Mass Intentions