Misa de Gallo

Misa de Gallo
Altar decorated for a Misa de Gallo
Also calledRooster's Mass
Shepherd's Mass
Observed byRoman Catholics
SignificanceAdvent season
BeginsDecember 16
EndsDecember 24
Related toMisa de Aguinaldo
Christmas Day

Misa de Gallo (Spanish for "Rooster's Mass", also Misa de los Pastores, "Shepherds' Mass;" Portuguese: Missa do Galo; Catalan: Missa del gall) is the Midnight Mass celebrated in Portugal and many former Portuguese colonies and also in Spain and many former Spanish colonies on Christmas Eve and sometimes in the days immediately preceding Christmas .


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