Request Gregorian Masses

Your request in three steps

1. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page (or write to us by e-mail or WhatsApp).
2. You receive our reply by e-mail – with a proposed start date, the times of the Masses and the details for making your offering.
3. Once your offering has reached the parish account, we send you – within two days at the latest – a confirmation with the full schedule of all thirty Masses.

There is nothing to print and nothing to post. If you would like to understand the whole process in more detail – including how to word the intention and how to accompany the Masses with your prayer – read our guide how to request Gregorian Masses step by step.

What to write in the form

• Your full name – as the person making the request.
• Your e-mail address – this is where the proposed date and the confirmation will be sent. The form will also accept just a telephone number, but we handle all correspondence by e-mail, so an address makes things much easier.
• Type of intention – choose “Gregorian Masses (30 Masses)”.
• The intention – the name of one deceased person, e.g. “For the repose of the soul of Margaret Walsh”.
• The date, if it matters – e.g. “from the day of the funeral”, “to finish before the anniversary of death” or “as soon as possible”.

Who Gregorian Masses can be requested for

Gregorian Masses are always offered for one deceased person – not for a married couple, not for “the deceased of the family” and not for the living. It makes no difference whether the death occurred yesterday or many years ago: Gregorian Masses can be requested even before the funeral, on an anniversary or years later (we write about this in when to request Gregorian Masses). If you are unsure which form of prayer to choose, you will find a comparison on the Mass for the dead page. There is more on this in who Gregorian Masses are for, and the practice itself is explained in what are Gregorian Masses.

If you wish to pray for several people at once, a novena for the dead or a single Mass intention is a better choice. For the living, people request, for example, 30 Masses to the Heavenly Court.

What you receive

• a reply with a proposed start date and the times of the Masses – you may ask for a different date;
• the details for making your offering (the principles are explained on the offering for Gregorian Masses page);
• a confirmation with the intention and the date and time of each of the thirty Masses – details on the confirmation of Gregorian Masses page.

Knowing the times, you can unite yourself in prayer with each Eucharist – at home, in your own church or at the grave of your loved one.

Where and by whom the Masses are celebrated

The Masses are celebrated first of all in the Parish of Our Lady of Białynicze, and also by priests of other parishes in eastern Belarus (Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev). The Church's norms allow the thirty Masses to be celebrated by several priests, provided the series continues day after day. Meet the priests who celebrate the Masses and read the history of the shrine in Białynicze. The offerings support the priests and the rebuilding of the shrine.

Would you rather write?

You can also make your request by e-mail or WhatsApp – the details are on the Contact page. Not sure whether the date will suit you? See how we arrange available dates for Gregorian Masses. All the forms of prayer for the dead that we accept are gathered on the home page.

You will find the request form below.