EWTN Christmas Broadcast Schedule 2022
Friday, December 23rd, Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent
2:30 a.m. Carols by Candlelight from Knock Shrine
8:00 a.m. Daily Mass The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate Mass from the Our Lady of Angels Chapel in Irondale, AL
1:30 p.m: In Concert & Festive Advent Concert: From the spectacular Frauenkirche in Dresden, Germany, celebrate the sounds of the Advent season in this musical series featuring performances of Catholic repertoire from around the world. Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw hosts.
4:00 p.m. The First Christmas A colorful, animated production, narrated by Christopher Plummer, that tells the traditional story of the birth of Jesus.
4:30 p.m. In Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio Recorded live at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, the Collegium Vocale Gent presents Bach’s famous cantatas, originally written by the composer for performance from Christmas to the Epiphany.
9:00 p.m. Christmas in Harvard Square A Christmas Special that will draw hearts closer to the Nativity of Christ. The Cambridge, MA-based St. Paul’s Choir School, the only Catholic boys’ choir school in the U.S., make their international recording debut.
Saturday, December 24th, Christmas Eve 2022
4:30 a.m. In Concert Sing Noe;! From Ottawa, Canada, the Thirteen Strings Candlelight Orchestra and the Seventeen Voyces choir perform Fantasia on Christmas Carols and the Christmas Oratorio; French Noels sung by the Children’s Choir from the Ecole Secondaire De la Salle.
6:30 a.m. Christmas Matins from Bavaria This acapella concert, featuring the singing Seminarians of Wigratzbad, captures the wonder and warmth of the Nativity of Christ, and transports the viewer into an ancient world, reminiscent of the chanting monks of old.
8:00 a.m. Mass Saturday of the Fourth Week of Advent.
The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass each Sunday from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel as friars intone Gregorian chant.
9:00 a.m. Holy Rosary and devotions with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word
1:30 p.m. Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve in Rome Live from St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the Holy Father celebrates Midnight Mass on the Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord.
10:00 p.m. Choral Meditations on the Nativity from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC The harmonious blending of voices raised in worship for the birth of Our Lord highlights these Choral Meditations on the Nativity, live from the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
10:30 p.m. Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC The traditional “Midnight Mass” of Christmas live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Sunday, December 25th Christmas Day 2022
1:00 a.m. Midnight Mass from The Holy Land Holy Mass celebrating the Solemnity of the Nativity, live from the Holy Land.
4:00 a.m. Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve in Rome (original date December 24, 2022)
6:00 a.m. Urbi et Orbi Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and the world.
8:00 a.m. Solemn Mass of Christmas from EWTN’s Chapel in Irondale, Alabama, USA.
9:30 a.m. Catholic University of America’s Christmas Concert
Noon: Solemn Mass of Christmas from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
3:30 p.m. Urbi et Orbi A re-broadcast of Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and the world.
8:00 a.m. The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate the Solemn Christmas Mass from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, Alabama.
Noon The Solemn Mass of Christmas from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
10:00 p.m. Singers and musicians perform in this annual Christmas concert for charity, co-sponsored by the Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Saturday, December 31st
8:00 a.m. Daily Mass from EWTN’s Chapel in Irondale, Alabama, USA.
11:00 a.m. Vespers of Thanksgiving, The Holy Father celebrates the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, followed by the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the traditional “Te Deum” at the end of the calendar year, and the Eucharistic Blessing.
3:00 p.m.Urbi et Orbi A re-broadcast of Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and the world.
4:00 p.m. Encore of Vespers of Thanksgiving, The Holy Father presides over the first vespers of thanksgiving at at St. Peter’s Basilica
10:00 p.m. The Catholic University of America’s Christmas Concert
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Midnight: Solemn Mass of Reparation. On New Year’s Day, celebrate the Solemn Mass of Reparation with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word as we seek atonement for the sins of the past year, and begin anew.
4:00 a.m. Solemnity of Mary, Live from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Pope Frances presides at a Holy Mass honoring Our Lady. The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, is a perfect tribute for this occasion, when we also mark the World Day of Peace.
6:00 a.m. Angelus with Pope Francis Pope Francis leads the world in the recitation of The Angelus, live from Rome.
8:00 a.m. Solemn Mass of Reparation. A re-broadcast of The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word invite all to begin the new year by repenting for past sins during a special Mass of Reparations.
Noon Solemnity of Mary, A re-broadcast of Pope Francis presiding at Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.
Friday, January 6, 2023
4:00 a.m. Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: Live from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Pope Francis celebrates the Solemn Mass of the Epiphany. This feast day commemorates the manifestation, or showing forth, of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the world.
8:00 a.m. Daily Mass from EWTN’s Chapel in Irondale, Alabama, USA.
11:00 a.m. Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: Pope Francis presiding at Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica (Encore)