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Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve

Name: Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve
Start: 2026-12-24T23:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-25T01:00:00+00:00
Location: Blackburn Cathedral

24th December at 11:30 pm

Details

Date: 24th December 2026

Time: 11:30 pm - 1:00 am

Venue: Blackburn Cathedral

Worship is at the heart of the Cathedral every day of the year and you are always welcome to join us.

All our warmly invited to attend Midnight Mass on Thursday 24th December at 11.30pm. This popular late-night service on Christmas Eve acts as a vigil seeing in the arrival of Christ’s birth.

As midnight approaches, we gather to welcome the birth of Christ. This traditional service features carols, prayers and Holy Communion as we join together in the first celebration of Christmas.