Mass during the day.
I note that he also states
I wonder if anyone told Pope Benedict XVI. He is starting the mass at St Peter’s at 10 pm
You can also just ask the priest at the church where you are doing this. He’ll tell you which one to use.
I remember when the priest used to celebrate the Midnight Mass and the Mass at Dawn back to back. The first time I attended Midnight Mass I got excited when it was time for Communion since it meant that Mass would soon be over and we’d be going home to open presents.
). At least at that one the only person who received Communion was the priest.Here’s what the Vatican website says about it:I note that he also states I wonder if anyone told Pope Benedict XVI. He is starting the mass at St Peter’s at 10 pm
That turned out to be one of the most positive fruits of Vatican II–restoring some sense to the liturgical times. The Easter Vigil Mass used to be celebrated on Holy Saturday morning because over time, it just kept getting earlier and earlier.I remember when the priest used to celebrate the Midnight Mass and the Mass at Dawn back to back. The first time I attended Midnight Mass I got excited when it was time for Communion since it meant that Mass would soon be over and we’d be going home to open presents.
Imagine my dismay when we didn’t leave shortly after Mass but instead a completely new Mass started (so shoot me, I was 9
That’s the best advice. The responsorial needs to be from the same Mass as thre rest of the readings. My parish has never done a dawn Mass (thank goodness!) I guess it is rather much to ask to do a Mass at midnight, sleep for 3-4 hours, and start again for the day. Merry Christmans, Father?
Is there a thing called “Midnight Mass”? Aren’t the Masses of Christmas properly called “Mass During the Night”, “Mass at Dawn” and “Mass During the Day”? At least that’s what our Lectionary says.
In the US, it’s called “Mass at Midnight” in both the Sacramentary and Lectionary.
Haha! Oh gosh! I have a friend who did that for years as an organist - Midnight mass which lasts from like 10:00 (mass didn’t begin until midnight) to 2:00 in the morning, then have to be up again for 9:30 mass. I did that once and, boy, was it HARD getting my voice to wake up prior to the start of mass.
I have found the best source to find these names and applications are on the USCCB website under the heading “Readings.” There you will have the correct names and current readings. Our priest always gives the priest he lives with a hard time about Midnight Mass. He blames him for people calling in and asking what time Midnight Mass is. My priest is quite a trooper. He pulled a major turn around this weekend. Mananitas began at midnight. (Our Lady of Guadalupe).
The whole season of Advent I keep saying “Midnight Mass will be at Midnight…and 8 o’clock Mass will be at 8 o’clock and 10 o’clock Mass will be at 10 o’clock.”
Ah yes, the Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord which, although it’s in our Sacramentary and Lectionary, seems to be a very elusive Mass in Canada – I’ve never experienced it. In fact I had a priest who though very orthodox in most things became almost apoplectic when he was asked if we were doing the Vigil Mass at 7 p.m. Christmas Eve. “Who ever heard of doing the Vigil Mass at that time? (when else???) We are doing the Mass During the Night!” I guess the rationale is that that first Mass on Christmas Eve is the one packed to the rafters with children and readings for the Vigil Mass are not conducive to rapt attention from little ones.
Good point, but I believe it’s misapplied. Forgive me if you were only being humorous, but for those who might be curious about this, I continue:I wonder if anyone told Pope Benedict XVI. He is starting the mass at St Peter’s at 10 pm