Rorate Caeli Mass

This pre-dawn Marian Liturgy has been offered at the Shrine for several years now during Advent. The first words of the Mass come from Isaiah 45:8, Rorate coeli, which foreshadow that the Messiah will come down from heaven to earth to save us: “Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior.”

With great joy, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe anticipates the celebration of the Birth of Christ with the ancient tradition of the Saturday Mass of Our Lady in Advent. This pre-dawn Marian Liturgy has been offered at the Shrine for several years now during Advent. The first words of the Mass come from Isaiah 45:8, Rorate coeli, which foreshadow that the Messiah will come down from heaven to earth to save us: “Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior.”

This Solemn High Mass, offered by Executive Director Fr. Edward Nemeth according to the Ancient Use of the Roman Rite, will begin at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The Shrine will open at 6:00 a.m. His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke will be the homilist for this Mass. Please note that Confessions will be available at the normal Saturday hours, beginning at 8:00 a.m., and that Confession will not be offered during the 6:30 a.m. Mass.

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