{"id":20947,"date":"2024-11-29T21:04:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T21:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20947"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:20:44","slug":"midnight-mass-catholics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/midnight-mass-catholics\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu'est-ce que la messe de minuit ? La messe de la nuit de No\u00ebl, souvent avant minuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Midnight Mass is the second of the four Masses of Christmas, the one celebrated in the night. It used to begin at midnight. Many churches now start it earlier in the evening, and Pope Leo XIV began his at 10 p.m. in 2025. Its Gospel is Luke&#039;s account of the birth and of the angels singing to the shepherds. The night is the point. The shepherds were &quot;keeping watch over their flock by night&quot; (Luke 2:8) when the news came\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas Mass during the Night once began at midnight; many parishes now start earlier. Its readings, history, length, and who may receive Communion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[210],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-20947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","tag-christmas-series","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20916,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/history-origin-christmas-eve\/","url_meta":{"origin":20947,"position":0},"title":"Christmas Eve: The Holy Night That Begins Christmas","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"novembre 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Christmas Eve is 24 December, the night the Church begins Christmas with a vigil. 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