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Christmas in the UAE: a guide to church mass times

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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:

Table of Contents

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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