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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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