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Midnight Mass

first liturgy of Christmastide that is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve, traditionally beginning at midnight when Christmas Eve gives way to Christmas Day
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Midnight Mass

Summary

Midnight Mass is a Christmas tradition[1]. It draws 335 Wikipedia views per month (christmas_tradition category, ranking #12 of 69).[2]

Key Facts

  • Midnight Mass's instance of is recorded as Christmas tradition[3].
  • Midnight Mass took place at Christianity[4].
  • Midnight Mass is a type of church service[5].
  • Midnight Mass is a type of Catholic Mass[6].
  • Midnight Mass is a type of Vigiles[7].
  • Midnight Mass's Commons category is recorded as Midnight mass[8].
  • Midnight Mass's commemorates is recorded as Christmas[9].
  • Midnight Mass's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as December 24[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Midnight Mass's instance of is recorded as Christmas tradition[3]. Recorded subclass of include church service[5], Catholic Mass[6], and Vigiles[7].

Why It Matters

Midnight Mass draws 335 Wikipedia views per month (christmas_tradition category, ranking #12 of 69).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → church service, Catholic Mass, Vigiles
    Location → Christianity
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007286327605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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