How to watch the Holy Father’s Christmas season Masses
December 23, 2019 at 10:38 p.m.
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' 2019-20 Christmas season celebrations will include the usual liturgies and traditions, all of which can be viewed on Eternal Word Television Network.
The Pope’s scheduled liturgies are as follows: (Times listed after each event are broadcasts that will air on EWTN on the East Coast.)
• Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 24. (3:30 p.m. EST)
• He will address the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square and give his blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) at noon on Christmas Day. (6 a.m. EST)
• Evening prayer Dec. 31 in St. Peter's Basilica at 5 p.m. and lead the singing of the "Te Deum" to thank God for the year that is ending. (11 a.m. EST)
• Mass at 10 a.m. Jan. 1, the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the World Day of Prayer for Peace, in St. Peter's Basilica. (4 a.m.)
• He will celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany Jan. 6 with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Basilica. (4 a.m.)
The Vatican website also has on its schedule that Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in the Sistine Chapel and baptize newborns Jan. 12, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' 2019-20 Christmas season celebrations will include the usual liturgies and traditions, all of which can be viewed on Eternal Word Television Network.
The Pope’s scheduled liturgies are as follows: (Times listed after each event are broadcasts that will air on EWTN on the East Coast.)
• Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 24. (3:30 p.m. EST)
• He will address the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square and give his blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) at noon on Christmas Day. (6 a.m. EST)
• Evening prayer Dec. 31 in St. Peter's Basilica at 5 p.m. and lead the singing of the "Te Deum" to thank God for the year that is ending. (11 a.m. EST)
• Mass at 10 a.m. Jan. 1, the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and the World Day of Prayer for Peace, in St. Peter's Basilica. (4 a.m.)
• He will celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany Jan. 6 with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Basilica. (4 a.m.)
The Vatican website also has on its schedule that Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in the Sistine Chapel and baptize newborns Jan. 12, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.