sympathy cards / mass cards

LegacyUser

hi need some advice re sympathy cards / mass cards, can someone tell me whats normally done, and is it ok to post it, havent had to something like this before, and unsure...

person died suddenly, and i want to send , and unsure of wording etc,

any advice

much appreciated..

Carrigart Exile

unreg user, wrote: »

hi need some advice re sympathy cards / mass cards, can someone tell me whats normally done, and is it ok to post it, havent had to something like this before, and unsure...

person died suddenly, and i want to send , and unsure of wording etc,

any advice

much appreciated..

Is it a sympathy card or a mass card. A sympathy card you can get from most shops and you simply post them to the family. A mass card is usually acquired from the church and requires confirmation from the priest that a mass will be said for the soul of the departed (usually a small donation to church funds is given). This can then be sent through the post or personally delivered.

Curvy Vixen

Not sure how well you know them but a sympathy card would probably be fine. There are some lovely ones out there that wouldn't necessarily be 'holy' either if you are unsure of the family's religion/beliefs.

And something simple like:

To the x family,

I/We are so sorry to hear of the loss of x...we just wanted to let you know that we are thinking of you,

from z

eve

I had a death in my immediate family recently and we received many mass cards and sympathy cards in the post. Don't worry too much about the wording. Something like Curvy Vixen wrote is fine. I guess it's more the thought that counts and it has been helpful for us.

The mass cards that you buy in the shop are a scam.
The same people who organise them, were up in court recently for selling child porn to padeos.

I think the church has stopped providing mass cards altogether, in a bid to put these people out of business.
If you go to your priest, he can set you up with a mass.

Personally I'd stick with a sympathy card.

pawrick

you can still get mass cards - pro cathedral in Dublin sells them and i'm sure lots of other churchs sell them also, they also have some sympathy cards but not a great selection. I was there about 2 months ago to buy some.

also - had a death in my family recently and I received mass cards etc. from work mates - keep it simple, my mother appreciated the comments from family friends but no need to say much if you weren't that close to the particular person.

LegacyUser

Curvy Vixen wrote: »

Not sure how well you know them but a sympathy card would probably be fine. There are some lovely ones out there that wouldn't necessarily be 'holy' either if you are unsure of the family's religion/beliefs.

And something simple like:

To the x family,

I/We are so sorry to hear of the loss of x...we just wanted to let you know that we are thinking of you,

from z

thanks a lot for your help, i found a site, rip.ie and send a card from there, thanks again

2manyconditions

Curvy Vixen wrote: »

Not sure how well you know them but a sympathy card would probably be fine. There are some lovely ones out there that wouldn't necessarily be 'holy' either if you are unsure of the family's religion/beliefs.

And something simple like:

To the x family,

I/We are so sorry to hear of the loss of x...we just wanted to let you know that we are thinking of you,

from z

I know its not the done thing to bring up an old thread, but my query is related.

I wanted to send a sympathy card but I only know one of the family members, and the rest of the family would not know me. Do I address it to the person I know or to the family.

Any help would be great

Thanks

sam34

either or would be fine, i think

to "x"

or to "x and family"

or to "the x family"

50-50, imo

Canard

It doesnt matter imo, one of my teachers sent one to my family when my mam died, its just nice to get one really.

Zaph

2manyconditions wrote: »

I know its not the done thing to bring up an old thread, but my query is related.

In future please start a new thread instead of re-opening threads over a year old. Thanks.