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Holy Communion by Candlelight Rorate Caeli is Latin for “Drop down, ye heavens” and are the opening words of the Introit (which is an opening psalm or antiphon), the text from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 45:8. Rorate, caeli, desuper, et nubes pluant justum, aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem. Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened and bud forth a Savior. – Isaiah 45:8 "A Rorate Caeli Mass" - also known since the 8th Century as the Missa Aurea (Golden Mass) or the Missa Angelica , "is traditionally celebrated just before dawn in Advent as a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Mass is only lit by candles, representing Mary’s role in bringing the Light of the World into the darkness of the world." - National Shrine in Champion Photos by D. Duchesne Saint John Henry's in Victoria, a quasi-parish of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter hosted at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, is...

Thanks be to God, at Saint John Henry Newman quasi-parish, in Victoria, BC, we are blessed to have three Rorate Masses in Advent, on Saturdays. Rorate Masses are Votive Masses said by candlelight to honor the Virgin Mary during Advent. The Rorate Mass got its proper name from the first line of the Introit: Rorate caeli désuper et nubes pluant justum (Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness.) https://www.victoriaordinariate.com PREPARING THE CHURCH