Collect · Dec 24, 2008 · SESSIUNCULA
WDTPRS – Midnight Mass (1962MR)
Novus OrdoNativity of the Lord — Dec 25, 2026, Dec 25, 2027, Dec 25, 2028
Deus, qui hanc sacratissimam noctem veri luminis fecisti illustratione clarescere: da, quaesumus; ut, cuius lucis mysteria in terra cognovimus, eius quoque gaudiis in caelo perfruamur.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who made this most sacred night to grow ever brighter by the vivid representational illumination of the true light, grant, we beg Thee, that we may enjoy completely in heaven also the joys of Him whose sacramental mysteries of light we perceive on earth.
Christmas has three Masses, at night, at dawn and in the day. Let us use the Mass in nocte or “Midnight Mass”. Using the texts of the orations, let’s drill into our “Midnight Mass” in the Extraordinary Use of the Roman Rite. This is the Mass which, I think, captures our attention and our hearts.