Mass of the Americas
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ
Presentation on Our Lady of Guadalupe: Monday, December 1, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ
The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln will host one of 12 nationwide Masses this year as part of “Project Guadalupe 2031” and in celebration of the Jubilee Year of Hope. Composed by Frank La Rocca, the Mass of the Americas is a unity Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception commissioned by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco. It uses texts in Spanish, English, Latin and Nahuatl.
Join us for this beautiful Mass on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 3500 Sheridan Blvd. in Lincoln. All are welcome and tickets are not required, but please RSVP with a ticket for planning purposes here.
We also invite you to a special presentation on Our Lady of Guadalupe on Monday, December 1, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ, featuring Scott Watts of Guadalupe Missions.
Mass of the Americas Preview
with Frank La Rocca, Benedict XVI Choir and Orchestra, Richard Sparks
Offertory Soloist, Mass of the Americas
with Benedict XVI Choir and Orchestra
Twelve Masses will be celebrated across the U.S. during the Jubilee Year of Hope – such as California, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin – and Nebraska. The Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln was chosen to host one of the Masses. It will be celebrated Dec. 12, 2025.
Read from the Southern Nebraska Register:
- How the Diocese of Lincoln was chosen as one of 12 sites for the Mass of the Americas
- ‘Mass of the Americas’ pilgrimage - singers reflect on pilgrimage to Mexico
- Southern Nebraska Register: Q&A with the conductor of the Mass of the Americas
- Spirit Catholic Radio interview with Lincoln Guest Conductor Richard Carrillo and Soloist Jennifer Townsley
- Spirit Catholic Radio interview with Bishop James Conley
Frank La Rocca’s Mass of the Americas was conceived by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone as a twinned tribute in honor of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (patroness of the United States) and Our Lady of Guadalupe (patroness of Mexico and all the Americas). It elevates much-loved Mexican folk hymns to Our Lady and includes possibly the first Ave Maria hymn ever composed in Nahuatl, the Aztec language Our Lady spoke to St. Juan Diego (the “Aue Maria”).
“The most important thing that happened is that we came together to worship God in a solemn and fitting way. Christ came. We shared his Body and Blood,” said Archbishop Cordileone, “The Mass of the Americas is an example of continuity in Catholic worship, adhering faithfully to the principles laid out by the Second Vatican Council. This Mass treasures the beauty and solemnity of our Catholic patrimony while contributing to it in our own time.”
