Q: Thank you for your continued readiness to help and enlighten us with all things liturgical.
Can you tell us why some Holy Day Masses have an actual Vigil Mass, with its own readings and propers (eg Assumption) whereas for others, any Mass held on the eve is an Anticipatory Mass, with the same readings and propers as on the day itself (eg All Saints).
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A: I don’t know a specific formula to explain those Vigil Mass decisions. I just say not all holydays are created equal.
Some new Vigil Masses were added to the third edition of the Missal. Who knows? Maybe we’ll see more in the future.