EWTN’s 2009 Christmas Masses & Devotionals

Irondale, AL (EWTN) – Over the years, Catholics around the world have come to depend on EWTN’s coverage of Christmas Mass, Christmas Chorals, the Holy Father’s Christmas message to the world, and more. This year’s schedule is as follows:

• Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve with Pope Benedict XVI Mass with the Holy Father from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. (Airs live at 4 p.m. ET, Thurs., Dec. 24, and encores at 8 a.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 25.)

• Choral Meditations on the Nativity (Live) Live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. (Airs 10 p.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 24.)

• Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Airs live 10:30 p.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 24.)

• Solemn Mass of Christmas from EWTN (Airs live 1 a.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 25, and encores at 12 p.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 25 and 12 a.m. ET, Dec. 26.)

•Urbi Et Orbi: Benedict XVI’s Christmas Message to the World (Airs live 6 a.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 25, and encores at 11 p.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 25, and 1:30 a.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET, Sat., Dec. 26.)

• Vespers of Thanksgiving 2009 Live from St. Peter’s Basilica. (Airs 12 p.m. ET, Thurs., Dec. 31.)

• Solemn Mass of Reparation (Airs from EWTN live at 12 a.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 1 and encores at 8 a.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 1 and 12 a.m. ET, Sat., Jan. 2.)

• Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Airs live from EWTN at 4 a.m. ET, Friday, Jan. 1 and encores at 12 p.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET, Fri., Jan. 1.)

(For a complete list of EWTN’s Christmas programs, please click here.)

EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 28th year, is available in over 150 million television households in more than 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com and publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world.

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