Can Midnight Mass be at a different time?
Christmas is a unique feast in that it has four different Mass formularies to celebrate different aspects of the feast. The Vigil Mass may be celebrated on Christmas Eve; Christmas Mass at midnight is to be celebrated at midnight; Mass at dawn should be celebrated at or around the time of the sunrise; and the Mass during the day can be celebrated any time after dawn. However, with the bishop’s permission, a parish may have a celebration of midnight Mass prior to midnight for pastoral reasons. This permission is not given solely for convenience or because of a personal preference for an earlier hour. We ought to respect what the church attempts to communicate to us by celebrating the various Masses at their proper times. The church celebrates the victory of Christ the light over the darkness of sin and death at Christmas time, the darkest time of the year. Every day gets a little “longer” after the winter solstice. We proclaim the light of Christ at midnight, when it is dark. It is appr
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