Mass Cards

[Wigglesworth]

Is there any Anglican counterpart to the Roman Catholic mass card?

 

[gtsecc]

Is there any Anglican counterpart to the Roman Catholic mass card?

The Missal?
Good question.
I do not know.

 

[RobNJ]

Is there any Anglican counterpart to the Roman Catholic mass card?

I've never heard of any, however.. I have heard the priest say say something along the linesof: "...the flowers on the alter, are given in memory of _______, in who's memory today's mass is also dedicated"during the announcements.
the above IS an approximation.
HTH

 

[Albion]

Is there any Anglican counterpart to the Roman Catholic mass card?

Yeh, the parish I attended most recently uses them. I don't think they're really common though.

 

[RobNJ]

Upon further review.........

I was talking to my priest today, and he said that the parish did have some mass cards, but they've haven't been able to find them for awhile.

 

[CSMR]

What are mass cards?

 

[Wigglesworth]

What are mass cards?

Mass cards are greeting cards that are produced by many Roman Catholic churches and religious orders. The cards are often sent to the family of a recently deceased person, but are also sent for birthdays, get-well wishes, and other special occasions. The card has a blank in the midst of the text for the recipient's name to be written in by the sender.

The protocol is normally to ask for the mass card from the ministry, they send it to you free of charge, you give it to someone, then you send an offering to the ministry with the recipient's name. Then the ministry prays for, or celebrates a mass for, the person whose name you provided.

There are apparently not very popular outside of the Roman Catholic Church, because they are often given with "prayer for the repose of the soul" of a dearly departed relative.

Here's some more information mass cards from the Augustinian Friars.

 

[Songspinner]

sounds like a great tradition...wished we did do something like that...we do alot of visitations though so I guess we don't really need them

 

[Albion]

Mass cards are greeting cards that are produced by many Roman Catholic churches and religious orders. The cards are often sent to the family of a recently deceased person, but are also sent for birthdays, get-well wishes, and other special occasions. The card has a blank in the midst of the text for the recipient's name to be written in by the sender.

The protocol is normally to ask for the mass card from the ministry, they send it to you free of charge, you give it to someone, then you send an offering to the ministry with the recipient's name. Then the ministry prays for, or celebrates a mass for, the person whose name you provided.

There are apparently not very popular outside of the Roman Catholic Church, because they are often given with "prayer for the repose of the soul" of a dearly departed relative.

Here's some more information mass cards from the Augustinian Friars.

Oh. Then I'll have to take back what I said earlier, and say that I've never known these Mass Cards to be in use in an Anglican church.

I at first thought you meant the stiff stand-up boards placed at the back of the altar during worship that the officiant may read from. I have seen a few of these. They have been called Mass Cards by some people. On the other hand, since the altar was turned around in Roman Catholic Churches, I don't suppose these could be used anymore in RCC churches.