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.
2023 timetables to come. See last year's timetables below.
Christmas masses at the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre
22 December :9pm : introduction to the night of adoration in connection with the mystery of Christmas9.30 pm: compline, then night of adoration (on registration)
23 December :8am : lauds10am: teaching 14.30pm : teaching 26pm : vespers
24 December :8am : lauds9.30pm : teaching 36pm: First vespers of Christmas6.30 pm: early mass of the Nativity11pm: Christmas Eve, then midnight mass, and night of adoration
25 December :8am : Dawn mass11am: Solemn Mass of Christmas3.15pm : songs and meditations at the cot4pm : 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 God10pm: Mass of the Solemnity of St Mary Mother of God followed by a time of prayer and praiseMidnight: Te Deum Salute to the Blessed Sacrament
1st January 2023 :Solemnity of Saint Mary, Mother of God. World Day of PeaceMass at 7am, 11am, 6pm and 10pm
Christmas masses at the Madeleine Church
24 December :10pm : Vigil and Evening Mass
25 December :10.30am : Christmas Mass6pm : Christmas Mass
Christmas masses at the Saint-Eustache Church
24 December :7pm : Christmas Eve Mass10pm: Christmas Eve Mass
25 December :11am : Christmas mass6pm : Christmas mass
2021 Christmas masses at the Saint-Augustin Church
24 December :5pm : Family mass6.30pm : Family mass8pm : evening mass10.30 : Vigil11pm : Christmas Eve Solemn Mass of the Dawn
25 December :9am : Mass of the Dawn11am : solemn Christmas mass7pm : Christmas mass
Christmas masses at the Saint-Sulpice Church
24 December :6.30pm : Christmas mass11pm : Vigil and Midnight Mass
25 December :7am : Mass of the Dawn9am : mass of the day11am: solemn mass of the day6.30pm : mass of the day
Christmas masses at the Notre-Dame de la Croix de Ménilmontant Church
24 December :9am : Family mass11pm : Family mass
25 December :11am : Christmas mass6.30pm : Christmas mass
Christmas masses at the Saint-Pierre du Gros Caillou Church
24 December :6pm : Live Nativity Scene9pm : Musical Vigil11pm : Christmas mass
25 December :9am : Christmas mass11.15am : Christmas mass7pm : Christmas mass
Christmas masses at the Notre-Dame du Travail Church
24 December :6pm : Christmas Eve Mass11pm : Christmas mass
25 December :9am : Christmas Gregorian Mass10.45am : French-Portuguese Christmas mass
Christmas masses at the Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois Church
24 December :5.45 pm: Christmas Vespers6.30pm : Family mass10.30pm : Vigil with Sacred Music11pm : Christmas mass
25 December :10am : Gregorian Mass11.30am : Christmas mass5.45pm : Vespers6.30pm : Christmas mass
Christmas masses at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville Church
24 December :5pm : mass6.30pm : mass9.30pm : Vigil followed by midnight mass
25 December :11am : Christmas mass6.30pm : Christmas mass
Christmas masses at the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Church
24 December :7pm : Family mass 10pm : Musical Vigil10.30pm : Evening mass
25 December :11am : Christmas mass7pm : Christmas mass
1st January 2023 :Solemnity of Saint Mary, Mother of God. World Day of PeaceMass at 11am and 7pm
Christmas masses at the Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle Church
24 December :8pm : Vigil10pm : Christmas mass
25 December :11am : Solemn Vigil Mass of the Nativity of the Lord
Christmas masses at the Saint-Léon Church
24 December :7pm : Christmas mass 7.15pm : Christmas mass in the in the Chapel of the Visitation9pm : Christmas mass10.30pm : Vigil11pm : Christmas mass
25 December :9am : Mass of the Dawn11am : Christmas mass7pm : mass of the day
Christmas masses at the Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse
24 December :5pm : Christmas Eve Mass
25 December :8am : solemn mass10am : solemn mass11.30am : solemn mass3.30pm : Celebration with the ‘Communauté des Filles de la Charité’
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 :
Christmas nativity scene 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 at Église de la Madeleine : Provencal cot visible every day from 9:30 am to 7 pm.
Christmas nativity scene at Eglise Saint Eustache : traditional nativity scene
Christmas nativity scene at Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés : presentation of the cot from 22 November to 2 February 2023.
Christmas nativity scene at Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belleville : visible until the end of January 2023.
Christmas nativity scene at Eglise Saint Germain L'Auxerrois, visible until January 2023
Christmas nativity scene at Paroisse Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle: Andalusian nativity scene
Christmas nativity scene at Eglise Saint-Léon, visible until January 2023
