Masses and Reconciliation information
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Christmas week times are listed below as a quick reference.
Times of Christmas Masses, Reconciliation are available for download below, along with times for Masses after Christmas.
FINAL_2024_ACP Christmas Schedule Mass Times.pdf
Blessing of the Cribs
Sunday, December 15, 9am, 11am and 6pm in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral.
Families can bring their Cribs for the Blessing Ceremony which will take place during the Mass.
Christmas Eve Mass Times – Tuesday December 24
Cathedral of St Francis Xavier –
6pm Family Mass; 8pm Vigil; 11pm Carols and prayer; Midnight Solemn Mass (live streamed)
Church of the Holy Name, Stepney –
11.30pm Carols; Midnight Solemn Mass (Latin)
Church of Queen of Angels, Thebarton –
6pm Family Mass (English/Italian); 8.30pm Vigil Mass (Syro-Malabar -Malayalam).
St Mary’s Church, Lower North Adelaide – 6pm Family Mass.
St Peter Claver’s Church, Dulwich – 6pm Family Mass
St Patrick's Church, Grote Street – 7pm Family Mass (Croatian); 10pm Mass (Croatian)
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Kingscote – 7.30pm Vigil Mass
Christmas Day – Wednesday December 25
Cathedral of St Francis Xavier –
7am Mass; 9am Mass; 11am Mass (live streamed); 2.30pm Mass (African); NB No 6pm Mass today.
Church of the Holy Name, Stepney – 5am Low Mass (Latin);
9.15am Sung Mass (Latin); 11am Mass (English/Italian).
Queen of Angels Church, Thebarton –
7am Mass Syro-Malabar (Malayalam); 9.30am Mass (English/Italian).
St John Vianney Church, Burnside – 9am Mass.
St Peter Claver Church, Dulwich – 11am Mass.
St Mary’s Church, Lower North Adelaide – 9.30am Mass.
St Patrick’s Church, Grote Street – 10.30am Mass (Croatian).
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kingscote – 8.30am Mass.
Reconciliation Times during Advent
CATHEDRAL OF ST FRANCIS XAVIER –
- December 16, 18 and 20: 11am-12noon; 12.45pm-1.30pm; 4.30pm-5.30pm
- December 17: 11am-12noon
- December 19: 11am-12noon
- December 21: 12pm-1pm; 4.30pm-5.30pm
- December 23: 11am-12noon; 4.30pm-5.30pm
- December 24: 11am-12noon; 4.30pm-5.30pm
- December 25: Public holiday, no confessions.
- from December 27: Return to usual confession schedule at the Cathedral
ST JOHN VIANNEY CHURCH, Burnside –
- December 19: 9.30am-10am
- December 24: 9.30am-10am
ST PETER CLAVER CHURCH, Dulwich –
- December 18: 11.30am-12.30pm
- December 20: 11.30am-12.30pm
Masses after Christmas
Thursday December 26 - Feast of St Stephen – Public holiday in SA (Boxing Day).
- St Francis Xavier's Cathedral - 8am Mass
- St John Viannney, Burnside - 9am Mass
Friday December 27 – Feast of St John the Evangelist
All churches within the parish will revert to the usual Mass schedule from December 27.
Saturday December 28 – Feast of the Holy Innocents
Masses will be as usual in the Cathedral parish.
Sunday December 29 – Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Sunday Masses will be as usual in the Cathedral parish.
Tuesday December 31 – New Year's Eve (Special Holy Hour and Mass)
- St Francis Xavier's Cathedral - 11pm Holy Mass; Midnight Mass
- Queen of Angels, Thebarton – (Syro-Malabar – Malayalam)
11pm Holy Hour; Midnight Mass
Wednesday January 1, 2025 – Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (Public holiday in SA).
- St Francis Xavier's Cathedral - 10am (No Masses at any other of our churches.)
Thursday January 2 2025 – All services resume as per usual across the Adelaide Cathedral Parish.