Christmas, Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
On 24 and 25 December, Notre-Dame de Paris celebrates Christmas, the great feast of the Catholic Church commemorating the Nativity of Jesus.
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, the Son of God, the long-awaited Saviour announced by the prophets in the Old Testament.
The Church thus celebrates ‘the revelation of the mystery that has been kept secret for centuries’ (Romans 16:25-26): the first fruits of the mystery of Redemption that would lead to the Passion and then to the Resurrection of the Son of God.
Christmas service times at Notre-Dame de Paris
24 December 2025 – Christmas Eve and Christmas Night
4pm: Christmas Eve Mass
6pm: Christmas Eve Mass broadcast live on KTO
8pm: Christmas Eve Mass
11pm: Christmas Vigil to enter into the mystery of the Holy Night with the Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris choir
Midnight: Christmas Night Mass (Midnight Mass)
25 December 2025 – Christmas Day
8:30 a.m.: Mass
9:30 a.m.: Lauds
10 a.m.: Gregorian Mass (Latin)
11:30 a.m.: Mass
5:15 p.m.: Vespers
6 p.m.: Diocesan Mass broadcast live on KTO
Access to the cathedral and Christmas celebrations
No booking is required to attend the celebrations.
We advise you to arrive 30 minutes early and go to the entrance dedicated to Masses (in the centre of the forecourt, opposite the Last Judgement gate).
