The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mass Schedule

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Vigil Mass on Sunday, December 24, 2023, and the Christmas Day Solemn Mass at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 25, 2023.

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and the Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

The Holy Day of Christmas is a most joyous occasion for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and throughout the Universal Church as we celebrate the Birth of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

Faithful throughout the five-county Archdiocese of Philadelphia are invited to celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord at the Mother Church of the Archdiocese, the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

Sunday, December 24, 2023

– 5:00 p.m. – Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the Christmas Eve Vigil Mass at the Cathedral Basilica. The Mass will be streamed live on the Archdiocesan Vimeo website https://vimeo.com/event/2470138, as well as on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/ArchPhila and https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez beginning at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). Music will be provided by the Cathedral Basilica Schola and Instrumentalists. There will also be a live feed for American Sign Language interpretation available on the livestream.

– 7:30 p.m. – There will be a second Christmas Eve Vigil Mass at 7:30 p.m. in English and Spanish, featuring a Cantor and Organist.

– 11:00 p.m. – The Cathedral Basilica Choir and Instrumentalists will provide Sacred Music and Carols prior to Midnight Mass.

Monday, December 25, 2023

– 12:00 a.m. – Solemn Midnight Mass will be streamed live on the Archdiocesan Vimeo website https://vimeo.com/event/2470138 as well as on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/ArchPhila and https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez beginning at 12:00 a.m. (EDT), with music provided by the Cathedral Basilica Choir and Instruments. Reverend G. Dennis Gill, Rector of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, will serve as the principal celebrant and homilist.

– 12 Noon – Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will be the principal celebrant and homilist for the Solemn Mass. The Mass will be streamed live on the Archdiocesan Vimeo website https://vimeo.com/event/2470138, as well as on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook pages at https://www.facebook.com/ArchPhila and https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez beginning at 12 Noon (EDT). Music will be provided by the Cathedral Basilica Choir and Instruments.

Additional Christmas Day Masses will be celebrated in the Cathedral Basilica at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The 8:00 a.m. Mass will feature a Cantor and Organist, and the Cathedral Basilica Schola will provide the music for the 10:00 a.m. Mass.

THERE WILL BE NO EVENING MASS.

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Editor’s Note: There will be a multbox feed available for the 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass., 12:00 a.m. Solemn Midnight Mass, and 12 Noon Christmas Mass only. Media planning to cover any other Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul are asked to call the Cathedral rectory at 215-561-1313 or pull from the online livestream. Please see the multbox information below.

https://vimeo.com/event/2470138

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Media trucks can access an external mult-box in the parking lot at the rear of the Cathedral. The mult-boxes feature both Program and Cleanfeed 1080i video with embedded audio (BNC) and Program audio (XLR).

Please contact Daniel Kearns with any technical concerns at 215-888-0305 (cell).

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Contact:

Ellen J. Gallagher
Communications Coordinator
215-587-3747 (office)