Mass Intentions, Sanctuary Lamps, and Flowers

You may schedule a Mass in memory of a loved one, in thanksgiving, or for a special intention. Two intentions are accepted for most Masses throughout the year, except that three are taken for Saturday evening and Sunday Masses at Our Lady of Sorrows. Mass intentions must be scheduled in the Mass book at the parish office. The opening of the Mass intention book for the following year takes place shortly after Easter, and is announced in the bulletin. The Mass stipend is $10.

You may obtain Mass cards at the parish office for $10.

You may also light one of the sanctuary lamps or a votive lamp before the image of Our Lady or St. Joseph, or provide flowers in memory of a loved one, in thanksgiving, or for a special intention. 

• A sanctuary lamp may be lit for a week (Saturday through Friday). There are two lamps at each church, and one or both may be requested for $15 each.
• Votive lamps may be lit for a week (Saturday through Friday), in front of either Our Lady or St. Joseph, in either church. The suggested offering is $15.
• Flowers may be ordered for weekend liturgies at both churches for $75 per arrangement. Flowers must be ordered 2 weeks in advance.

Please contact the parish office if you are interested in any of the above. If you would like the dedication to be included in the bulletin, you must contact the parish office at least a week in advance.

You may bring your requests for Mass intentions to the parish office, or you may send a list of your 2023 Mass intention requests to Denise Mikics:

via email: [email protected] or
snail mail:
    OLS-SA,
    Attn: Denise Mikics, 
    3816 E State St Ext,
    Hamilton NJ 08619).

Requests will be date-stamped upon arrival and intentions will be taken on a first come - first served basis once the 2023 books officially open. You will be notified of the disposition of your requests, but Mass cards will not be given.

In the interest of fairness to all, please limit your requests for Saturday evening/Sunday morning intentions to three (all on different dates) during this initial opening. Note that we do not accept intentions for Masses on Christmas, Easter, or holidays where only one Mass is celebrated (e.g., Thanksgiving, Memorial Day). As in the past, we ask that you send, in date order, a list of intentions desired (name of person to be remembered at the Mass and name of the person/s requesting the intention). Please use the Mass Intention Request Form for this purpose. The donation for each intention is $10.

We’re also accepting requests for weekly Sanctuary Memorials—Altar Flower donations ($75) and Sanctuary Lamps ($15) for the balance of 2022 and all of 2023. Weekly Memorials begin on a Saturday and end on a Friday. Please use the Memorial Requests Form for these requests.