Where to attend Christmas Mass in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the rest of the UAE

Thousands of Christians in the UAE will take part in traditional Mass services on Christmas Eve. Services will be held in languages from Arabic and Malayalam to English and French, across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. Churches will celebrate Christmas with traditional carols and midnight Masses. Here's where you can go. St Joseph’s Cathedral will be hosting one of Abu Dhabi’s biggest Masses, expected to be attended by thousands. There will be a number of services taking place throughout the evening, starting with a celebration in French. Full schedule: 5pm: French Mass (St Joseph’s) 7.15pm: Penitential Rite With General Absolution 7.30pm: Christmas Mass (Outdoor) 9.15pm: Penitential Rite With General Absolution 9.30pm: Christmas Mass (Outdoor) 11pm: Carol Singing By All Faithful 11.45pm: Penitential Rite With General Absolution 12pm: Midnight Christmas High Mass – (Outdoor) Christmas Day schedule: 4am: Malayalam (St. Joseph) 6.30am: English (St. Joseph) 7.45am: English (St. Therese) 9am: English (Outdoor) 10.15am: English (St. Therese) 10.30am: Arabic (Outdoor) 10.30am: Korean (Assisi Hall) 12pm: Noon Polish (St. Joseph) 12pm: English (Outdoor) 4pm: Urdu (St. Joseph) 4.30pm: English (Outdoor) 5pm: Italian (St. Joseph) 5.30pm: English (St. Therese) 5.45pm: English (Outdoor) 6pm: Spanish (Parish Hall) 6pm: Konkani (St. Joseph) 7pm: English (Outdoor) 7pm: Tamil (St. Therese) 7.15pm: Arabic (St. Joseph) 7.30pm: Sinhala (Assisi Hall) 8.15pm: English (St. Therese) 8.30pm: Malayalam (St. Joseph) 8.30pm: Tagalog (Outdoor) Where: Al Mushrif - Abu Dhabi St Andrew’s Church in Al Mushrif will hold a traditional midnight Mass service on Christmas Eve. Mass will begin at 11.30pm, and the service will be held in English. Where: 17 Street, Al Mushrif Area The Greek Orthodox Church will hold a special three-and-a-half-hour Christmas Eve Mass, which is expected to be attended by about 600 worshippers. Where: 17 Street, Al Mushrif Area The Evangelical Community Church will host a Christmas Eve service from 7pm to 8.30pm, which is open to all. Where: 18 Street, Al Mushrif Area St Paul’s Church is hosting a series of special Christmas Eve services in a number of languages. There will be traditional Mass services along with carol singing throughout the evening. Full schedule: 5.30pm: Carol singing 6pm: English 7.30pm: Carol singing 8pm: English 8pm: Syro-Malankara (St. Francis of Assisi) 9.15pm: Carol singing 9.45pm: English 11.15pm: Carol Singing 12am: Christmas High Mass Christmas Day schedule: 4am: Malayalam 7.30am: English 9am: English 10.30am: Tamil 5.30pm: English 6pm: Konkani (Assisi Hall) 7pm: Tagalog 8.30pm: Malayalam Where: 16th Street, Musaffah Indusrial Area St Mary’s Catholic Church will hold a series of Christmas Eve Masses in various languages, along with a special service for the elderly and the sick. Full schedule: 3.30pm: Service for the elderly and sick 5pm: French 7pm: English 9pm: Arabic 11.15pm: Carol singing 12pm: Midnight Solemn High Mass (English) Christmas Day schedule: 5.30am: English 7am: English 8.30am: English 10am: English 11.30am: Arabic Where: Oud Metha Road The St Franics Catholic Church in Jebel Ali will host a number of services throughout the afternoon and evening on Christmas Eve, in four languages. Full schedule: 2pm: Korean Christmas Mass 4pm: Carol Singing 4.30pm: English Family Mass 6pm: Syro-Malankara Mass 8pm: Syro-Malabar Mass 10.30pm: Carol Singing 10.45pm: Examination of Conscience and General Absolution 11pm: Christmas Vigil Mass Where: Jebel Ali, Dubai Holy Trinity Church’s Christmas Eve service will take place at 11pm. Where: Oud Metha Road/19th Street Sharjah’s biggest church will be hosting Mass services throughout the evening in three languages. Full schedule: 5.30pm: English 7pm: English 8.15pm: Malayalam 10pm: Arabic 10.15pm: English 11.30pm: Carol singing (English) 11.55pm: English Vigil Where: Abdullah Bin Anees Street/21st Street An evening of Mass in English and Arabic is scheduled at St Mary’s Catholic Church, along with traditional carol singing. Full schedule: 6pm: Mass (English) 8pm: Mass (Arabic) 11.30pm: Christmas Carols 12am: Vigil Mass Where: 147th Street St Anthony’s will be holding Christmas Eve Masses in five languages throughout the evening, starting with Arabic at 5pm. The main Mass service will be held in English and will begin at 10.30pm. Full schedule: 5pm: Arabic 7pm: Malankara 7.30pm: Sinhalese 10.30pm: English (main service) 12am: Malayalam Where: Ras Al Khaimah

Where to attend Christmas Mass in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the rest of the UAE

Traditional services in different languages are planned across the Emirates, from Abu Dhabi to Ras Al Khaimah