Society of Saint Gregory

Do you really think she did?
According to the Council of Trent: "To Eve it was said: In sorrow shalt thou bring forth children. Mary was exempt from this law, for preserving her virginal integrity inviolate she brought forth Jesus the Son of God without experiencing, as we have already said, any ...

Here in one of the Channel Islands, Diocese of Portsmouth, we have Carols & Blessing of the Crib followed by Midnight Mass:

2300 Carols before Mass

Processional: Puer Natus in Bethlehem, alleluia! (Plainchant 1)
Greeting & Introduction
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Lesson: Micah 5:1-3
Carol ...