Pasterka

Pasterka, the Midnight Mass
Pasterka celebrated in Aleksandrów Łódzki, 2009
ClassificationCatholic Church
TheologyNew Testament
RegionPoland
Other name(s)Shepherds' Mass

Pasterka (Polish: [pasˈtɛrka]) is a midnight mass celebrated by Catholics during Christmas between December 24 and 25 across Poland. A close translation of the name would be the "Shepherds' Mass" (literally: 'that which belongs to the shepherds' in Polish), in reference to the Biblical shepherds, who were visited by an angel and told of the birth of Christ. During the Pasterka Mass, Polish people sing traditional kolędy, Christmas carols (from the Roman calendae) in the spirit of joy.

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