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August 21, 2020Weekend Masses throughout the pandemic will remain at 6pm on Saturday and 8am and 11am on Sunday morning. There are three worship options: 1. In Church 2. Under the carport via simulcast at 6 and 11 3. On your computer via livestream beginning with the 6. For those worshipping via livestream, there will be a Communion drive-by on Sunday at 9am in front of the Rectory on Lovell Ave.
We are trying to bring “best practices” to how Mass intentions are accepted. According to cannon law, Masses cannot be reserved beyond one year, that is a Mass for a certain anniversary must be requested on a yearly basis. Masses are now available for 2021.
To request a Mass for your friends and family please come by the parish office during office hours or send Delia your request by email and include:
Your Name
Phone number
Email
Mass stipend (suggested donation is $10)
The address where you would like the Mass card mailed.
And of course your Intention (if a single individual, please note if they are living or deceased) and whether you’d like the first available Mass, or Mass offered on a particular date (the Mass intention book fills up quickly, and a particular date might not always be available). Also, as pastor, I am required to celebrate one Mass per weekend for the People of the Parish; therefore, we are limited to the number of Masses available on weekends! As a Parish we will make every effort to accommodate a Mass within 30 days of the passing and the first anniversary of a deceased member. All other Mass intentions are on a first come, first serve basis. Your request will be confirmed when you drop off or mail the stipend to
St Michael Parish Office, 802 Lovell. Ave., Tybee Island, GA, 31328
The practice of offering Mass for particular intentions is an ancient one, dating back to the early Church. Whenever a priest celebrates Mass, he has at least two specific intentions. The first intention is to celebrate the Mass for the good of the whole Church. The second is to apply the grace of that Mass toward a specific need or intention. An individual may ask a priest to offer a Mass for several reasons: for example, in thanksgiving, for the intentions of another person (such as on a birthday), or, as is most common, for the repose of the soul of someone who has died. The intention is announced in the parish bulletin, and I am in the habit of announcing the intention at Mass as I ask you to place your own intentions before the Lord.
These special intentions are offered to God as prayers of intercession and thanksgiving. It is a good and pious custom for the faithful to make an offering (called a stipend), usually about 10 dollars, to the priest who celebrates the Mass. The 10 dollars does not buy a Mass! Masses and graces are not for sale. Rather, the 10 dollars is a gesture of solicitude to the priest and a small sacrificial act on the part of the one who is making the request.
Taking the Gospel Home: Read Matthew 16:13-20
Take a few quiet minutes of reflection and answer the question that Jesus asks his disciples: “Who do you say that I am?”
