Christmas Mass Schedule

Because the last Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve fall on the same day this year, some have asked about their Mass obligations for those days. Catholics are obliged to attend Mass every Sunday, including the Fourth Sunday of Advent, and they are also obliged to go to Mass for the Solemnity of Christmas.

Those two obligations are distinct and have to be met separately. One Mass does not fulfill two obligations. Here is the schedule at OLR for those days:

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Saturday, Dec. 23, 5:00pm (Vigil Mass)

Sunday, Dec. 24, 8:00am, and 10:30am

CHRISTMAS

Sunday, Dec. 24, 5:00pm (Family), and 8:00pm (Solemn)

Monday, Dec. 25, 8:30am, and 10:30am