As the Holy Week comes to a close for the Catholic faithful around the UAE, thousands are expected to gather at the churches for the activities and masses taking place from April 19-21, Good Friday, Black Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Here are the mass schedules across the UAE:
EASTER SUNDAY
Dubai: St. Mary’s Church
English Masses: 5:30 am; 7:00 am; 8:30 am; 10:00 am; 3:00 pm; 4:30 pm; 6:00 pm; 7:30 pm
Arabic Mass: 9:00 pm
Dubai, Jebel Ali: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
English Masses: 7:00 am; 8:30 am; 11:30 am; 5:30 pm; 7:00 pm; 8:00 pm
Arabic Mass: 10:00 am
Abu Dhabi: St. Joseph’s Cathedral
4:00 am (Malayalam, St. Joseph’s)
7:00 am (English, St. Joseph’s)
9:00 am (English, Outdoor)
9:00 am (French, St. Joseph’s)
10:30 am (Arabic, Outdoor)
10:30 am (Korean, St. Therese’s)
12:00 pm (English, Outdoor)
12:00 pm (Polish, St. Joseph’s)
12:00 pm (Italian, St. Therese’s)
4:30 pm (English, Outdoor)
4:45 pm (Urdu, St. Joseph’s)
5:45 pm (Spanish, St. Joseph’s)
5:45 pm (English, Outdoor)
6:00 pm (Tamil, St. Therese’s)
7:00 pm (Konkani, St. Joseph’s)
7:00 pm (English, Outdoor)
7:15 pm (Arabic, St. Therese’s)
7:30 pm (Sinhala, Assisi Hall)
8:15 pm (Filipino, Outdoor)
8:15 pm (Malayalam, St. Joseph’s)
8:30 pm (English, St. Therese’s)
Abu Dhabi: St. Paul’s Church, Mussafah
6:00 am (English, Church)
7:30 am (English, Church)
4:00 pm (Tamil, Assisi Hall)
5:00 pm (English, Church)
6:30 pm (English, Church)
7:00 pm (Konkani, Assisi Hall)
8:00 pm (Malayalam, Church)
Sharjah: St. Michael’s Church
3:00 am (Syro Malabar, Church and Halls)
5:45 am (English, Church and Halls)
7:15 am (English, Church and Halls)
8:30 am (English, Church and Halls)
10:00 am (Tamil, Parish Hall)
10:00 am (Konkani, Church)
12:00 pm (Arabic, Church)
1:00 pm (Singhalese, Parish Hall)
3:00 pm (Syro Malabar, Church and Halls)
5:30 pm (English, Church and Halls)
7:00 pm (English, Church and Halls)
7:30 pm (Filipino, Church and Halls)
8:30 pm (Urdu, St. Francis of Assisi Chapel)
8:30 pm (African, St. Vianney Chapel)
8:30 pm (Malayalam, Church)
Al Ain: St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Easter Mass Schedules: 8:00 am; 6:00 pm; 7:30 pm
Ras Al Khaimah: St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
7:30 am (English)
7:00 pm (English)
7:00 pm (English, Nakheel)
8:15 pm (Malayalam, Nakheel)
GOOD FRIDAY
Dubai: St. Mary’s Church
5:00 am (Malayalam / Main Church)
8:00 am (Tamil / Main Hall)
8:30 am (Konkani / Main Church)
8:30 am (Urdu / Mini Hall)
10:30 am (Singhalese / Main Hall)
11:00 am (Filipino / Main Church)
3:00 pm (English / Main Church)
6:00 pm (English / Main Church)
8:30 pm (Arabic / Main Church)
Dubai, Jebel Ali: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
7:00 am (Syro Malabar Service at Church, Hall, Classrooms and outside)
10:45 am (Syro-Malankara service at Hall)
11:00 am – Sri Lankan Way of the Cross (Church)
11:30 am – Tamil Way of the Cros (portico) and procession to the church at 12:30 pm
2:00 pm – International Way of the Cross (Church)
3:15 pm (English – General Absolution, followed by Good Friday service)
5:00 pm (English – General Absolution, followed by Good Friday service)
8:00 pm (Arabic – Good Friday service)
Abu Dhabi: St. Joseph’s Cathedral
8:00 am (English, St. Therese’s)
9:00 am (Sinhala, St. Joseph’s)
9:00 am (Konkani, St. Therese’s)
11:00 am (Tamil, St. Joseph’s)
12:00 pm (Urdu, St. Joseph’s)
1:00 pm (Filipino, St. Therese’s)
Abu Dhabi: St. Paul’s Church, Mussafah
7:30 – 10:00 am (Malayalam, Passion of Christ, Church)
11:00 am – 2:30 pm (Malankara, Passion of Christ, Assisi Hall)
10:30 am – 12:00 pm (Konkani, Stations of the Cross, Church)
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm (Tamil, Passion of Christ, Church)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Sri Lankan, Stations of the Cross, Assisi Hall)
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (English, Stations of the Cross followed by the Celebration of Passion of Christ, Church)
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Filipino, Stations of the Cross, Church)
Sharjah: St. Michael’s Church
6:00 am – 2:00 pm (Silent Adoration, St. Francis of Assisi Chapel)
4:00 am (Syro Malabar, Church and Halls)
8:00 am (Filipino, Parish Hall)
8:00 am (Urdu, Church)
10:00 am (Tamil, Church)
10:00 am (Konkani, Parish Halls and Other Halls)
12:15 pm (Malayalam, Church and Halls)
2:45 pm (Arabic, Church)
2:45 pm (Sinhalese, Parish Hall)
2:45 pm (Marathi, St. Francis of Assisi Chapel)
4:45 pm (English, Church and Halls)
6:45 pm (English, Church and Halls)
Al Ain: St. Mary’s Catholic Church
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Reflections on the Seven Words of Jesus
3:00 pm – Celebration of the Passion of Christ
Ras Al Khaimah: St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
7:00 am (Malankara, Auditorium)
7:30 am (English, UAQ)
8:30 am (Malayalam)
12:00 pm (Filipino)
3:00 pm (English)
5:00 pm (Sinhalese, Nakheel)
6:00 pm (Arabic)
7:00 pm (Tamil)
BLACK SATURDAY
Dubai: St. Mary’s Church
3:00 pm (English)
5:00 pm (French)
8:00 pm (English)
11:00 pm (Arabic)
Dubai, Jebel Ali: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
4:00 PM – Easter Vigil – Family Service (English)
6:30 pm – Syro Malankara Easter Liturgy (Hall)
8:00 pm – Syro Malabar Easter Liturgy (Church, Classrooms & Outside)
10:30 pm – Easter Vigil (English) Adult Baptism and Confirmation Service
Abu Dhabi: St. Joseph’s Cathedral
7:00 pm – (Outdoor: Easter Vigil Mass in English)
10:00 pm – (Outdoor: Solemn Celebration of Easter Vigil in English by H.E. Bishop Paul)
Abu Dhabi: St. Paul’s Church, Mussafah
7:00 pm (Malankara, Holy Vigil Mass, Assisi Hall)
7:30 pm (English, Holy Vigil Mass, Church)
11:00 pm (Malayalam, Holy Vigil Mass, Church)
Sharjah: St. Michael’s Church
6:30 am (Syro Malabar, Church and Halls)
4:30 pm (English, Church)
6:00 pm (English, Church and Halls)
6:00 pm (Marathi, St. Francis of Assisi Chapel)
7:30 pm (Malayalam, Church and Halls)
10:00 pm (English, Church and Halls)
10:00 pm (Arabic, St. Francis of Assist Chapel, Room No 102 and 103)
11:30 pm (English, Church and Halls)
Al Ain: St. Mary’s Catholic Church
11:00 pm – Easter Vigil Mass
Ras Al Khaimah: St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
5:00 pm (Arabic)
6:00 pm (Malankara)
8:00 pm (English, UAQ)
9:00 pm (Malayalam)
11:30 pm (English, Main Service)
Good Friday commemorates the Crucifixion of Christ and is a day of penance and fasting for Catholics. Black Saturday follows as the day when Jesus Christ laid in the tomb after his death. Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In a message on Twitter, Pope Francis – who visited the UAE earlier this year, said that fasting frees the soul from worldly attachments, and teaches the heart how to love.
