Scheduling a Mass Intention for 2026

The custom of requesting a priest to offer the Mass for a specific intention, even when one cannot be physically present at the Mass, is a long-standing tradition in the Church. This is because the Church considers the Mass as the greatest possible prayer of intercession as it is the perfect offering of Christ to the Father by making present the Paschal Mystery of his Death and Resurrection.

Masses may be offered for either the deceased or the living. The scheduling of Mass intentions at All Saints Parish is done through the parish office. Mass intentions for Masses at St. Gabriel Mission will be taken at the St. Gabriel Pastoral Center, Manassas Park.

Please note the following:

  • Scheduled Masses — If you are a parishioner and would like to have a Mass offered for someone, please come by the parish office on Wednesday – Thursday, December 3-4, from 10:00–11:45 AM and 1:00–2:30 PM. To expedite matters, you may come by the parish office and pick up envelopes early and then fill them out at home; in this way when you come in, you’ll be ready to go! There are many requests for the limited number of Masses offered each year. In view of this fact and the size of our parish, to ensure some fairness in the procedure, we are asking that each family limit their Mass Intentions to no more than twenty (20) scheduled Masses per year.The customary Mass stipend in the Province of Baltimore, to which the Arlington Diocese belongs, is $10.00.
  • Unscheduled Masses — If you wish to have other Masses offered for an individual or need, an unscheduled Mass will be offered within a short period of time by a priest of the parish or sent to a priest in a seminary, campus ministry, retreat house, or the missions.
  • Purgatorial Society — Deceased family members and friends of our parish may be enrolled as a member of the Purgatorial Society of All Saints Catholic Church, and as such will be remembered in a special Mass each month for one year. Suggested Mass donation is $20.00.

Questions? Please contact Linda at lgaynord@allsaintsva.org or 571-516-3140.