is officially called Missa in nocte (Ad Missam in nocte) or Mass during the Night in English and need not start at midnight, as has been the case in the Vatican since 2009, first at 10:00 pm, then subsequently earlier in the evening.

In Splendoribus Sanctorum is used for the Communion chant during traditional Catholic midnight mass.

Lutheranism

Lutherans often observe Midnight Mass in addition to Christmas Vespers

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