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Dubai: Churches in the UAE will celebrate Christmas with special Masses and prayers over the weekend.
Churches in the UAE are holding Christmas services and carols in multiple languages ​​including English, Arabic, Marathi, Urdu, Italian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Sinhala Wait.
Church services begin early in the morning on Christmas Eve (December 24).
Here is a guide to Christmas Mass and worship times in churches across the UAE:
Abu Dhabi
Christmas Eve, December 24th
10.15am – Christmas Vigil Mass
7.15pm – Confession and Universal Absolution – Christmas Mass
9.15pm – Confession ceremony and general pardon
11pm – Carols for all the faithful
11.45pm – Confession ceremony and general pardon
12am – Solemn Midnight Mass
Christmas, December 25
4.30am (Malayalam); 6.30am (English); 7.45am (English); 9am (Malayalam, Konkani, English at various locations); 10.30am (English, French, Arabic); 12pm (German, English, Italian); 4pm (Spanish, English); 5.30pm (Tamil, Urdu, English); 6pm ( Sinhala); 7:00 pm (English); 7:30 pm (Arabic); 8:30 pm (Tagalog)
St. George’s Orthodox Cathedral
Christmas Eve, December 24th
5.30pm – Christmas Service
dubai
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Christmas Eve, December 24th
11.15pm – Carol sings
12 noon – Solemn Mass (English)
Christmas, December 25
5.30am; 7am; 8.30am; 10am (English); 11.30am (Arabic)
3pm; 4.30pm; 6pm; 7.30pm (English)
Church of the Virgin Mary in Dubai, Jebel Ali
Christmas Eve, December 24th
8pm – Christmas Holy Qurbana (Malayalam)
Christmas, December 25
8 a.m. Christmas Santa Querbana (English)
St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral in Dubai
Christmas Eve, December 24th
6pm – Vespers (Malayalam)
6.45pm to 8pm – Evening prayers (Malayalam)
Start at 10pm – Christmas cake distribution
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church – Jebel Ali
Christmas Eve, December 24th
8.30am (English Mass); 10am (French Mass); 11.30am (Arabic Mass)
2 p.m. (Korean); 4 p.m. (English); 6 p.m. (Syromanakala); 8:15 p.m. (Malayalam);
10.30 pm – Carols and amnesties
11pm – Midnight Mass in English
Christmas, December 25
10 a.m. – Sinhalese mass in the church, Italian mass in the hall
3pm – Tamil Mass in the church, Spanish Mass in the hall
Christmas Eve, December 24th
9.30 am – Carol accompaniment service
10.30 pm – Christmas Eve Midnight Mass
Christmas, December 25
9.30 am – Christmas Mass
Sharjah
Sharjah St Michael’s Church
Christmas Eve, December 24th
3.30 am – Syro Malankarra (church)
5.30 pm – English (Chapel)
7pm – English (Chapel)
8.15 pm – Malayalam (church)
10pm – Arabic (Assisi Chapel)
10.15pm – English (Chapel)
11.30 pm – Carol singing (church)
11.55 pm – English Vigil (Church)
Christmas, Mass on December 25
3am – Syro Malabar (church)
5.45 am – English (Chapel)
7 a.m. – English (Chapel)
8.15 am – English (Chapel)
9.30 am – English (Chapel)
9.30 am – Marathi (Assisi Chapel)
10.45 am – Konkani (Parish Hall)
12 noon – Arabic (church)
12 noon – Tagalog (Parish Hall)
1.30pm – Sinhala (Church)
1.30 pm – Africa (Parish Hall)
3pm – Syro Malabar (Church)
5.30 pm – English (Chapel)
7pm – English (Chapel)
8.15 pm – Malayalam (church)
8.15 pm – Urdu (Assisi Chapel)
San Gregorio Orthodox Church
Christmas Eve, December 24th
7.30am to 12pm – Christmas Service (Malayalam)
Christmas, December 25
3pm to 5.30pm – A Christmas Carol
6.30pm to 9pm – Holy Mass
Christmas Eve, December 24th
7.30 pm – Christmas Communion
Christmas, December 25
5 a.m. – Christmas Communion
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