The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee announced that it will broadcast its Midnight Christmas Mass live, making it more accessible for people who may not be able to attend in person. 

The Cathedral was built in 1847 and is the Episcopal See of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. 

“LIVE Midnight Mass from The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee: Join us on Christmas Eve as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ! Merry Christmas!” the Archdiocese of Milwaukee shared on Facebook. 

According to Catholic Readings, “The Gospel reading on Christmas Day will come from the Book of John and tell of God as the Word who became Flesh to come down to Earth, bringing grace and truth.” 

The specific reading will be John 1:1-5 and 9-14, “ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be.

"What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him. But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.”

Archbishop Jerome Listecki said that Christmas Masses will continue to take place as they were scheduled previously, despite the COVID-19 situation.