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Christmas at Fatima

Born for us.

The crib in the church, the carols in the compound, and the Masses of the night and the day.

Christmas Day

Friday 25 December 2026

The Masses of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day do not follow the usual times. The programme is published in the BLEST Member app each December, and the parish office can tell you.

The days of Christmas

Carols

Through December

The choirs sing in the compound and around the parish in the weeks before Christmas, and the Small Christian Communities carry the carols into the neighbourhoods.

The crib

From Christmas Eve

The parish builds its crib in the church, and the Child is laid in it at the Vigil. Children come to see it through the season, and it stays until the Baptism of the Lord.

Christmas Eve

24 December

The Vigil Mass of Christmas, on the evening of the 24th. The church is full; come early if you would like a seat.

Christmas Day

25 December

The Masses of Christmas Day, with the parish at its fullest, and the day given to families afterwards.

The other days when the times change

Everyone is welcome

Come at Christmas.

If it has been years, or if you have never been to a Catholic Mass, Christmas is as good a night as any to come. Sit wherever you like; nobody will ask you anything.