Christmas Season at Strahov Abbey
We invite you to join us at the Strahov Monastery for our Christmas program. You can find the specific events both in the calendar above and on this summary page. We wish you a blessed and peaceful Christmas season!
Created on: 15. 12. 2024
24 December – Christmas Eve
7.15 am – Morning Mass
4 pm – First Mass of Christmas for families and children
11.59 pm – Midnight Mass
25 December – Christmas Day
10 am – Morning Mass with Abbot Daniel
6 pm – Mass with Choir – Collegium Strahoviense & orchestra, František Xaver Martin Labler – Missa pastoralis in G
26 December – St. Stephen’s Day
10 am, 6 pm – Mass
29 December – The Holy Family
10 am – Mass with blessing married couples and families, followed by a parish gathering and singing carols over coffee
6 pm – Mass with blessing married couples and families
31 December – St. Sylvester’s Day – New Year’s Eve
7.15 am – Morning Mass
5 pm – Mass and Te Deum – giving thanks for the past year
1 January – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
10 am – Mass with blessing married couples and families
6 pm – Mass with Choir – Collegium Strahoviense & orchestra, Jakub Jan Ryba – Česká mše vánoční (Czech Christmas Mass)
5 January – 2nd Sunday after Christmas
10 am – Morning Mass, followed by the Twelfth Night Collection and „Twelfth Night mulled wine“ in front of the Basilica
6 pm – Sung Mass in Latin – Gregorian Chant
7.30 pm – Solemn Vespers of the Epiphany with blessing chalk, incense and water
6 January – Solemnity of the Epiphany
7.15 am, 6 pm – Mass
12 January – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
10 am, 6 pm – Mass
End of Christmas season