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Articles on Gregorian Masses, prayer for the dead, the remembrance of the dead and requesting Mass intentions.

Can Gregorian Masses Be Interrupted?

Gregorian Masses are thirty Masses on thirty consecutive days. But what happens if the priest falls ill, there is a funeral in the parish or the Easter Triduum falls within the se…

When Should Gregorian Masses Be Requested?

“Do Gregorian Masses have to begin immediately after death?” “Can they be requested years later?” These are frequent questions from grieving families. We answer in line with the C…

Mass for the Dead – Its Meaning and How to Request One

Holy Mass is the first and greatest gift the Church offers for the dead. We explain what the Catechism says about it, which Masses can be requested, when to do so and how to word …

Plenary Indulgence for the Dead, 1–8 November, and All Souls' Day – How to Help Your Loved Ones

November is a month of special remembrance of the dead. In the first days of November the Church gives the faithful the opportunity to gain a plenary indulgence for the dead. We e…

What Are Gregorian Masses?

Gregorian Masses are thirty Holy Masses celebrated day after day for one deceased person. We explain where the practice comes from, why there are exactly thirty Masses, what it lo…

Who Can Gregorian Masses Be Offered For?

Gregorian Masses are always offered for one deceased person – regardless of when they died or what their faith was. We explain why they are not requested for two people or for the…

The former Carmelite church in Białynicze, drawing by Napoleon Orda — Napoleon Orda, Białynicze (1877), public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The Shrine of Our Lady of Białynicze

For centuries Białynicze on the Druts river was one of the most important Marian shrines of the old Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, known as the “Częstochowa of Belarus”. The Carmelite church with the miraculous image of Our Lady, crowned in 1761, was destroyed in Soviet times.

Today the parish is rebuilding the shrine, and every Mass requested here supports this work.

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