In the early morning of a Saturday during Advent, the Seminary celebrates a candlelit Votive Mass of Our Lady as the sun rises. This year it coincided with the First Saturday of December, and gave a special opportunity for the seminarians to offer this special Mass in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady. The candlelit aspect adds a veil of mystery and silence to the Mass, and serves as a reminder to us, who live in the age of electricity, of the ages in the Church when all light came from candles.
