http://blog.todaysparish.com/2009/12/what-time-is-midnight-mass/ Ideas and Inspiration for Pastors, Parish Ministers, and Leaders Tue, 03 May 2011 12:43:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.todaysparish.com/2009/12/what-time-is-midnight-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Annie Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:32:30 +0000 http://blog.todaysparishminister.com/?p=421#comment-104 While the fire is started before sundown, the Vigil does not begin until it is dark - actually I would call it late dusk. You can still see the congregation gathered around the fire, but not really discern faces except those closest to the fire. While the fire is started before sundown, the Vigil does not begin until it is dark – actually I would call it late dusk. You can still see the congregation gathered around the fire, but not really discern faces except those closest to the fire.

]]> http://blog.todaysparish.com/2009/12/what-time-is-midnight-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Nick Wagner Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:14:51 +0000 http://blog.todaysparishminister.com/?p=421#comment-101 Annie, does your parish start the Easter Vigil after sundown? That's another thing that gets my head spinning. Parishes that have no problem starting Christmas Eve Mass at midnight (or 11 or 10), absolutely refuse to start the Easter Vigil any later than 7:00 p.m., long before sunset in many places. Annie, does your parish start the Easter Vigil after sundown? That’s another thing that gets my head spinning. Parishes that have no problem starting Christmas Eve Mass at midnight (or 11 or 10), absolutely refuse to start the Easter Vigil any later than 7:00 p.m., long before sunset in many places.

]]> http://blog.todaysparish.com/2009/12/what-time-is-midnight-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Annie Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:10:44 +0000 http://blog.todaysparishminister.com/?p=421#comment-100 We have a large parish with a total of nine masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For years our practice has been to have a concert in the church at 11:00 pm to begin Christmas worship when people are gathering in the church, but Midnight Mass begins at midnight. We have a large parish with a total of nine masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For years our practice has been to have a concert in the church at 11:00 pm to begin Christmas worship when people are gathering in the church, but Midnight Mass begins at midnight.

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