The Saint Elijah Foundation is a non-profit institution founded with the purpose of teaching, defending, and spreading the Catholic faith to the ends of the earth.
Our work is primarily focused on evangelization, formation, and the promotion of Catholic culture, in particular by supporting the apostolic and missionary works connected with Saint Elijah.
Through these initiatives, we seek to place our human and material resources at the service of the Church, contributing to evangelization wherever it is needed and ensuring that the ultimate purpose of each of our works is the glory of God and the salvation of souls.
The Saint Elijah Foundation sustains and supports these projects through the generous collaboration of benefactors and volunteers who share our mission and make it possible for this work to continue and grow.
The Church recommends praying and having Masses offered for the dead and for particular intentions. Through the offering of the Holy Sacrifice, God may grant what is asked, in the spiritual or temporal order, if it is His will.
No. The Holy Mass cannot be bought. The offering helps support the priest and his mission.
A Mass offering means that the priest not only offers the Mass especially for that intention but also may not receive another stipend for a different intention on that occasion. The offering therefore helps support the priest in his pastoral ministry and daily life during that time.
For a living or deceased person, for a spiritual or material need, in thanksgiving, and for many other intentions.
Because the Masses are usually entrusted to missionary priests, parish priests, or monks, they are not streamed online. They are celebrated in their respective chapels, monasteries, parishes, or mission locations.
Yes. One intention may explicitly include more than one soul.
Yes. They may be offered for their health, needs, spiritual life, family, and other intentions.
They are 30 consecutive Masses offered exclusively for the soul of ONE deceased person. The custom dates back to Pope Saint Gregory the Great in the sixth century, and the Church holds this powerful spiritual practice in high esteem.
Thirty consecutive days.
No. These Masses must be offered only for the soul of ONE deceased person.
The celebrating priest may not receive stipends for other intentions during those 30 days. For this reason, the suggested offering is US$450 (approximately the minimum a priest would need for one month) or the equivalent in local currency.
The offering helps support the priests who will celebrate the Masses for that intention and for the intentions of the Church. It also contributes to various missionary and apostolic projects.
A lack of resources should never prevent someone from entrusting an intention.
You may still submit your intention for prayer without making an offering.
If you cannot contribute that amount or a smaller one, you may still enter your intention in the form below and select At this time I am unable to contribute an offering in step 3.
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