We keep the MASS in Christmas!
Good question. Probably something on Christmas Eve.
I will probably attend the Lutheran service at 4. Not because I am Lutheran, but because it is the closest church that I feel comfortable with that has a Christmas Eve service (do Lutherans say Mass, too?) and I can walk there.
We will attend the 6pm vigil.
My church has membership of less than 2,000. We have two different places to hold services; the Sanctuary for traditional and a multi-use area for contemporary services. We have one Christmas Eve-Eve on Friday at 7:00, Saturday services at 4:00 (Family/kids) 6:00 (Contemporary) 8:00 (Traditional) 11:00 (Traditional/Candlelight) and our usual Sunday services 8:30 a.m. (Traditional) 10:45 (Contemporary) and 11:00 a.m. (Traditional). Yes, that’s a LOT of services!
Latin Mass about 60 miles away. It’s actually rare that a Tridentine Mass is offered on Christmas Day anywhere near here. Most thankful for this one. Dealing with dental work here too — crowns before and after the holidays. Merry Christmas and thank you for all the wonderful Catholic posts over the year.
Midnight Mass this year, have to travel to daughter in law’s Christmas @ noon
Midnight Mass this year, have to travel to daughter in law’s Christmas @ noon
Midnight Mass. I have to Lector, my husband us ushering, my eldest daughter is in the choir and my son is altar server.
We’ll be attending the Christmas Eve Vigil Mass near us, which will start with Carols around 5. We usually prefer Midnight Mass, but with three of the Horde at 6 or under, Vigil Mass it is, this year. Hope all goes well with the healing, Salvation.
I will go to Mass at dawn
Well, the midnight mass at my parish has been co-opted by the Spanish speaking community so I have been going to a different parish for midnight mass the last couple of years.
This year since Christmas is Sunday and I always serve at the 12pm and 7pm Masses on Sunday, I will attend them as usual.
My youngest is in the children’s choir so the 4 pm vigil mass for us - also that way my older daughter’s boyfriend can go with us because he has to be back to his ship Christmas day.
There will be overflow seating in the church basement and the school gym - I think that second one might be a separate mass. But we will have to be there by 3:15. All the Christmas and Easter Masses are standing room only. Not swearing to 7 am, though.
Here is a plea to be kind to Christmas Catholics: When I was visiting my mother, who is not Catholic, I called the church in town to ask the Christmas mass schedule. The secretary snapped at me, “The same as every week.” Not very welcoming to the visitor, and no way to bring the wandering sheep back to the fold.
Midnight Mass
8:00 AM Christmas Day. The “schola” Mass. Gonna be beautiful and it will be the first Christmas in decades that I am not exhausted.
We will be attending the 9:00am TLM Mass at our parish on Christmas morning.
Merry Christmas!
Great post.
Our church believes in the older traditions. We kneel when we receive Communion. We don't hold hands and we don't feel the need to offer a sign of peace.
I know it's a little different from other Churches. But it works for us.
(The 11:30 Mass is a Latin Mass). I love it.
I will attend regular morning mass at 9am.