Christmas in UAE: Guide to mass timings in churches

Dubai: Churches in the UAE will hold special mass and prayers over the weekend to celebrate Christmas.

Christmas services and carol singing are being held across churches in the UAE in multiple languages, including English, Arabic, Marathi, Urdu, Italian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Sinhala and more.

Church prayers begin early morning on Christmas Eve (December 24).

Here is a guide to Christmas mass and service timings across UAE churches:

Abu Dhabi

St. Joseph’s Cathedral

Christmas Eve, December 24

10.15am - Christmas vigil mass

7.15pm - Penintential Rite with General Absolution –Christmas mass

9.15pm - Penintential Rite with General Absolution

9.30pm - Christmas Mass

11pm - Carol singing by all faithful

11.45pm - Penintential Rite with General Absolution

12am - Solemn midnight mass

Christmas Day, December 25

Christmas mass

4.30am (Malayalam); 6.30am (English); 7.45am (English); 9am (Malayalam, Konkani, English all in different locations); 10.30am (English, French, Arabic) ; 12pm (German, English, Italian); 4pm (Spanish, English); 5.30pm (Tamil, Urdu, English); 6 pm (Sinhala); 7pm (English) 7.30pm (Arabic); 8.30pm (Tagalog)

St. George Orthodox Cathedral

Christmas Eve, December 24

5.30pm – Christmas service

Dubai

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Christmas Eve, December 24

6am; 6.45am

3.30pm (English)

5pm (French)

7pm (English)

9pm (Arabic)

11.15pm – Carol singing

12am – Solemn high mass (English)

Christmas Day, December 25

5.30am; 7am; 8.30am; 10am (English); 11.30am (Arabic)

3pm; 4.30pm; 6pm; 7.30pm (English)

9pm (Arabic)

Dubai Marthoma Church, Jebel Ali

Christmas Eve, December 24

8pm - Christmas Holy Qurbana (Malayalam)

Christmas Day, December 25

8am Christmas Holy Qurbana (English)

St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral Dubai

Christmas Eve, December 24

6pm – Evening prayer (Malayalam)

6.45pm to 8pm – Night prayer (Malayalam)

8pm – 10pm - Holy Mass

10pm onwards - Distribution of Christmas cake

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church – Jebel Ali

Christmas Eve, December 24

8.30am (English mass); 10am (French mass); 11.30am (Arabic mass)

2 pm (Korean); 4 pm (English) 6 pm; (Syro Malankara); 8.15pm (Malayalam);

10.30 pm – Carol singing and general absolution

11 pm – English midnight mass

Christmas Day, December 25

7 am – English

8.30 AM – English

10 am – Sinhalese mass in the church and Italian mass in the hall

11.30 am – English

1 pm – Tagalog

3 pm – Tamil mass in the church and Spanish mass in the hall

4.30 pm – Arabic

6 pm – English

7.30 pm – English

Christ Church, Jebel Ali

Christmas Eve, December 24

9.30 am - Carol sing along with service

10.30 pm - Christmas Eve midnight mass

Christmas Day, December 25

9.30 am – Christmas Day mass

Sharjah

St. Michael’s Church Sharjah

Christmas Eve, December 24

Christmas Vigil Masses

3.30 am – Syro Malankarra (Church)

5.30 pm – English (Church)

7 pm – English (Church)

8.15 pm – Malayalam (Church)

10 pm – Arabic (Assisi Chapel)

10.15pm – English (Church)

11.30 pm – Carol singing (Church)

11.55 pm – English Vigil (Church)

Christmas Day, December 25 masses

3 am – Syro Malabar (Church)

5.45 am – English (Church)

7 am – English (Church)

8.15 am – English (Church)

9.30 am – English (Church)

9.30 am – Marathi (Assisi Chapel)

10.45 am – Konkani (Parish Hall)

12 pm – Arabic (Church)

12 pm – Tagalog (Parish Hall)

1.30 pm – Sinhalese (Church)

1.30 pm – African (Parish Hall)

3 pm – Syro Malabar (Church)

5.30 pm – English (Church)

7 pm – English (Church)

8.15 pm – Malayalam (Church)

8.15 pm – Urdu (Assisi Chapel)

St. Gregorious Orthodox Church

Christmas Eve, December 24

7.30 am until 12 pm - Holy Service of Christmas (Malayalam)

Christmas Day, December 25

3 pm to 5.30 pm - Christmas carol

6.30 pm to 9 pm - Holy Mass

Sharjah Mar Thoma Parish

Christmas Eve, December 24

7.30 pm - Christmas Holy Communion

Christmas Day, December 25

5 am - Christmas Holy Communion