Nativity scenes and Christmas masses in Paris
Sacré-Cœur, Saint-Sulpice, the Madeleine church... Churches in Paris celebrate Christmas masses and nativity scenes.
Christmas masses in Paris
To celebrate Christmas in a traditional way, don’t hesitate to go into churches in Paris.
Worshippers can engage in private prayer there and take part in various vigils and masses. The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre and the Madeleine church, organize prestigious celebrations on 24 and 25 December with exceptional choirs and concerts.
Please note that Information on religious services in Paris churches can be found on the website of the Catholic Church of Paris.
2022 Christmas masses at the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre
22 December 2022:
9pm : introduction to the night of adoration in connection with the mystery of Christmas
9.30 pm: compline, then night of adoration (on registration)
23 December 2022 :
8am : lauds
10am: teaching 1
4.30pm : teaching 2
6pm : vespers
24 December 2022:
8am : lauds
9.30pm : teaching 3
6pm: First vespers of Christmas
6.30 pm: early mass of the Nativity
11pm: Christmas Eve, then midnight mass, and night of adoration
25 December 2022:
8am : Dawn mass
11am: Solemn Mass of Christmas
3.15pm : songs and meditations at the cot
4pm : solemn vespers of Christmas and salvation of the Blessed Sacrament
5.15pm: Carols and meditation at the cot
31 December 2022 :
6pm : First Vespers of the Solemnity of Saint Mary, Mother of God
10pm: Mass of the Solemnity of St Mary Mother of God followed by a time of prayer and praise
Midnight: Te Deum Salute to the Blessed Sacrament
1st January 2023 :
Solemnity of Saint Mary, Mother of God. World Day of Peace
Mass at 7am, 11am, 6pm and 10pm
2022 Christmas masses at the Madeleine Church
24 December 2022:
10pm : Vigil and Evening Mass
25 December 2022 :
10.30am : Christmas Mass
6pm : Christmas Mass
2022 Christmas masses at the Saint-Eustache Church
24 December 2022:
7pm : Christmas Eve Mass
10pm: Christmas Eve Mass
25 December 2022 :
11am : Christmas mass
6pm : Christmas mass
2021 Christmas masses at the Saint-Augustin Church
24 December 2022:
5pm : Family mass
6.30pm : Family mass
8pm : evening mass
10.30 : Vigil
11pm : Christmas Eve Solemn Mass of the Dawn
25 December 2022 :
9am : Mass of the Dawn
11am : solemn Christmas mass
7pm : Christmas mass
2022 Christmas masses at the Saint-Sulpice Church
24 December 2022:
6.30pm : Christmas mass
11pm : Vigil and Midnight Mass
25 December 2022 :
7am : Mass of the Dawn
9am : mass of the day
11am: solemn mass of the day
6.30pm : mass of the day
2022 Christmas masses at the Notre-Dame de la Croix de Ménilmontant Church
24 December 2022:
9am : Family mass
11pm : Family mass
25 December 2022 :
11am : Christmas mass
6.30pm : Christmas mass
2022 Christmas masses at the Saint-Pierre du Gros Caillou Church
24 December 2022:
6pm : Live Nativity Scene
9pm : Musical Vigil
11pm : Christmas mass
25 December 2022 :
9am : Christmas mass
11.15am : Christmas mass
7pm : Christmas mass
2022 Christmas masses at the Notre-Dame du Travail Church
24 December 2022:
6pm : Christmas Eve Mass
11pm : Christmas mass
25 December 2022 :
9am : Christmas Gregorian Mass
10.45am : French-Portuguese Christmas mass
2022 Christmas masses at the Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois Church
24 December 2022:
5.45 pm: Christmas Vespers
6.30pm : Family mass
10.30pm : Vigil with Sacred Music
11pm : Christmas mass
25 December 2022 :
10am : Gregorian Mass
11.30am : Christmas mass
5.45pm : Vespers
6.30pm : Christmas mass
2022 Christmas masses at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville Church
24 December 2022:
5pm : mass
6.30pm : mass
9.30pm : Vigil followed by midnight mass
25 December 2022 :
11am : Christmas mass
6.30pm : Christmas mass
2022 Christmas masses at the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Church
24 December 2022:
7pm : Family mass
10pm : Musical Vigil
10.30pm : Evening mass
25 December 2022 :
11am : Christmas mass
7pm : Christmas mass
1st January 2023 :
Solemnity of Saint Mary, Mother of God. World Day of Peace
Mass at 11am and 7pm
2022 Christmas masses at the Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle Church
24 December 2022:
8pm : Vigil
10pm : Christmas mass
25 December 2022 :
11am : Solemn Vigil Mass of the Nativity of the Lord
2022 Christmas masses at the Saint-Léon Church
24 December 2022:
7pm : Christmas mass
7.15pm : Christmas mass in the in the Chapel of the Visitation
9pm : Christmas mass
10.30pm : Vigil
11pm : Christmas mass
25 December 2022 :
9am : Mass of the Dawn
11am : Christmas mass
7pm : mass of the day
2022 Christmas masses at the Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse
24 December 2022:
5pm : Christmas Eve Mass
25 December 2022 :
8am : solemn mass
10am : solemn mass
11.30am : solemn mass
3.30pm : Celebration with the ‘Communauté des Filles de la Charité’
Christmas nativity scenes in Paris
Displayed in the heart of Parisian churches, the Christmas nativity scenes highlight the characters of the Nativity.
Figures range from small to life-size and these figurative and poetic scenes may be animated, inspired by local life, and are even given a new look by contemporary artists.
Every year, many churches welcome new Nativity scenes. Whether they be traditional, baroque or modern, these veritable works of art welcome a large number of visitors.
Non-exhaustive selection of Christmas nativity scenes for 2022 :
Christmas nativity scene 2022 at Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre: visible during the hours of the basilica, every day from 6:30 am to 10:45 pm.
Christmas nativity scene 2022 at Église de la Madeleine : Provencal cot visible every day from 9:30 am to 7 pm.
Christmas nativity scene 2022 at Eglise Saint Eustache : traditional nativity scene
Christmas nativity scene 2022 at Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés : presentation of the cot from 22 November 2022 to 2 February 2023.
Christmas nativity scene 2022 at Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville : visible until the end of January 2023.
Christmas nativity scene 2022 at Eglise Saint Germain L'Auxerrois, visible until January 2023
Christmas nativity scene 2022 at Paroisse Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle: Andalusian nativity scene
Christmas nativity scene 2022 at Eglise Saint-Léon, visible until January 2023
