Advent and Christmas 2020
December 3rd - Lessons and Carols, 7 PM
December 5th - Rorate Caeli Mass, 7 AM
December 11th - Penance Service with Emmanuel Community, 7 PM (Young Adults invited to stay for ice cream afterwards)
December 24th - 5:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass (English)
December 25th - 11:00 AM Christmas Day Mass (Latin)
Friday, December 11th at 7:00 PM
Advent Penance Service led by Emmanuel Community
The Emmanuel Community we lead an Advent Penance service. During the service, confession will be available, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed and there will be praise and worship music.
Following the penance service, young adults are invited to an ice cream social in the Fellowship Room.
For more information about Emmanuel Community, see their website here.
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve - 5:00 PM (English)
Christmas Day - 11:00 AM (Latin)
A Festival of Lessons and Carols
Thursday, December 3rd at 7:00 PM
The Festival of Lessons and Carols is an English service dating back to the late 19th century. During this service, nine readings, beginning with the Fall of Man and culminating in the Christmas story, are interspersed with hymns and carols. Below is an outline of the program for Lessons and Carols this year (with the reading listed first, then the carol that will follow it.) The video to the right is the Facebook Live recording of this year’s event.
Processional: Once in Royal David’s City
Opening Prayer - Angels We Have Heard on High
Genesis 3:8-19 - Adam Lay ybounden
Genesis 22:15-18 - In Dulci Jubilo/Good Christian Men Rejoice
Isaiah 9:2-7 - O Come O Come Emmanuel
Isaiah 11:1-9 - Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming
Luke 1:26-38 - I Sing of a Maiden
Luke 2:1-7 - Away in a Manger
Luke 2:8-16 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Matthew 2:1-12 - We Three Kings
John 1:1-14 - O Come All Ye Faithful
Closing Prayer - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Saturday, December 5th at 7 AM
Rorate Caeli Mass
“The Rorate Caeli Mass is a traditional Advent devotion wherein the Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Advent is offered just before dawn. In many instances families and individuals travel an hour or more, rising and arriving very early for this stunningly beautiful Mass. The interplay of light and darkness speak to the meaning of Advent and the coming of the Light of the world…The Rorate Mass is lit only by candlelight. Because it is a votive Mass in Mary’s honor, white vestments are worn instead of Advent violet. In the dimly lit setting, priests and faithful prepare to honor the Light of the world, Who is soon to be born, and offer praise to God for the gift of Our Lady. As the Mass proceeds and sunrise approaches, the church becomes progressively brighter, illumined by the sun as our Faith is illumined by Christ. The readings and prayers of the Mass foretell the prophecy of the Virgin who would bear a Son called Emmanuel, and call on all to raise the gates of their hearts and their societies to let Christ the King enter; asking for the grace to receive eternal life by the merits of the Incarnation and saving Resurrection of Our Lord.” - Taken from the FSSP article found here