Milwaukee midnight Mass at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

MILWAUKEE - Hundreds gathered in downtown Milwaukee for the annual Christmas midnight Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. 

The faithful gathered to pray and celebrate the season. There was a focus on peace and unity. 

Archbishop Jerome Listecki spoke with FOX6 News after the Mass – and offered this message. 

"There's a sense of relying upon our Lord and relying upon His love to join us together and give us some sense of hope through all of this. The big aspect is how peace should reign in our hearts first – and how peace should go out to our neighbors and our whole world. 

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The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist will also have a New Year's Eve prayer service from 6 p.m. to midnight. They are asking people to carve out quiet time for prayer.