Sunday, December 24, 2023 @ 5:30 p.m.

This said service is held at the High Altar directly following the 4 p.m. Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

Vigil Mass of Christmas

Sunday, December 24, 2023
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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

[caption id="attachment_308237" align="alignnone" width="1500"] The Nativity depicted in the South Stall Woodwork of Saint Thomas Church[/caption] Eternal God, who made this most holy night to shine with the brightness of thy one true light: bring us, who have known the revelation of that light on earth, to see the radiance of thy heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

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On Christmas Eve we will be open to the general public from 7:15 a.m.-1 p.m., 3 p.m.-6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. until the end of the 10:30 p.m. Procession and Solemn Eucharist of the Nativity (Midnight Mass).

Pledging parishioners have received an invitation to register for early entry to the Nave for the 4pm and 10:30pm Christmas Eve services. The Fifth Avenue doors will open to the general public one hour prior to each service.

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5:30 p.m. | High Altar

Fresco of the Annunciation in the Convent of St. Mark, Florence, by Fra Angelico (1443)

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This said service is held at the High Altar directly following the 4 p.m. Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

Pledging parishioners have received an invitation to register for early entry to the Nave for the 4pm and 10:30pm Christmas Eve services. The Fifth Avenue doors will open to the general public one hour prior to each service.

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