# Request a Mass or Prayer The Church has always encouraged the faithful to ask for prayers and to request that Holy Mass be offered for particular intentions. Many Carmelite monasteries, friaries, and religious communities make this possible through simple online forms. The resources below link **only to official Catholic parish, monastery, convent, shrine, or religious community websites.** # Discalced Carmelite Mass Intentions & Enrollments ## Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower (San Antonio, Texas) One of the best-known Discalced Carmelite shrines in the United States. The friars accept Mass intentions online and have long been a place of pilgrimage dedicated to St. Thérèse of Lisieux. *Discalced Carmelite Friars of San Antonio – Semi-Province of St. Thérèse* https://www.littleflowerbasilica.org/prayer Offers: - Individual Mass intentions (Public) - Individual Mass intentions (Private) - Mass Association Enrollments - Novena Enrollments ## Monastery of the Espousal of Mary & Jospeh (Brighton, Massachusetts) *Discalced Carmelite Friars — Washington Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary https://brightonfriarsocd.org/orders Offers: - Individual Mass intentions - Gregorian Masses - Living enrollments - Deceased enrollments - Perpetual enrollments - Printable Mass cards ## Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians *Discalced Carmelite Friars — Washington Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary https://holyhill.solutiosoftware.com Offers: - [Mass Union](https://holyhill.solutiosoftware.com/mass-union) - [Spiritual Cards](https://holyhill.solutiosoftware.com/spiritual-cards) ## Discalced Carmelite Friars (California Arizona Province) *Discalced Carmelite Friars — California – Arizona Province of St. Joseph https://discalcedcarmelitefriars.com/mass/ # A Note About Mass Intentions Requesting a Mass does **not** "purchase" a Mass. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has infinite value and cannot be bought or sold. A customary offering (often called a *Mass stipend*) may be given to support the priest or religious community, but it is always a freewill offering and is never payment for spiritual graces. --- _Last reviewed: July 2026_