Things I liked about midnight Mass

• The conversational aspect of the liturgy—the congregation has its part to fulfill, discouraging passive participation


• It was at midnight


• Greeting one another


• Being the loudest pew in the chapel


• Getting a blessing from the priest administering the Eucharist


• It was at midnight


• Recognizing the moderacy of the theological sentiments expressed; disagreements among sects seem to come from esoteric parts of theology


• It was at midnight


• Go Tell it on the Mountain as a congregational song


• It was just different from my typical churchgoing


• Genuflecting


• It was at MIDNIGHT