Letting people request Mass intentions online

You can let parishioners request a Mass intention from a public page. Requests come to the office for approval — they never book themselves.

Turn it on

• 1. Go to Settings → Intentions and tick Enabled.
• 2. Set Max days ahead — how far out people may request (e.g. 365 days). This is the booking cap, and it follows the canon that intentions should be satisfiable within a year.
• 3. Save, and share your parish's `/request-mass` page.

What the requester sees

• A calendar of upcoming Masses, each marked open, pending, or taken.
• An open slot opens a short form: their name, email, optional phone, the intention, and a "for a deceased person" tick.
• On submit they see a thank-you explaining the office will review and follow up.

Tips

• A parishioner signed in to the portal is recognized automatically; others request as guests until the office links them.
• Requests land in a queue for you to handle — see Approving intention requests.