Christmas at the Strahov Abbey
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We invite you to Strahov to celebrate the Christmas holidays, which honor the mystery of Jesus’ birth. We wish you a peaceful and grace-filled Christmas!
Motto: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5
Created on: 26. 11. 2025
24 December – Christmas Eve
- 7:15 Morning Advent Mass
- 16:00 Christmas Eve Mass (especially for families and children) with a collection of toys for children in need
- 23:59 “Midnight” Mass
25 December – Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
- 10:00 Morning Mass with Abbot Daniel
- 18:00 Mass with the Strahov church choir Collegium Strahoviense and orchestra. Celebrated by Apostolic Nuncio Jude Thaddeus Okolo.
26 December – Feast of St Stephen
- Masses at 10:00 and 18:00
28 December – Feast of the Holy Family
- 10:00 Mass with a blessing for married couples and families, followed by parish coffee and carol singing in the Winter Refectory. At the end of Mass the Te Deum and a prayer of thanksgiving for the graces of the past Holy Year.
- 18:00 Mass with a blessing for married couples and families
31 December – St Sylvester – end of the civil year
- 7:15 Morning Mass
- 17:00 Mass and Te Deum in thanksgiving for the past year
1 January – Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
- 10:00 Mass with Abbot Daniel
- 18:00 Mass with the Strahov church choir Collegium Strahoviense and orchestra, Jakub Jan Ryba – Czech Christmas Mass
4 January – 2nd Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord
- 10:00 Mass followed by the Three Kings collection with Christmas punch in front of the basilica
- 18:00 Evening Mass in Latin with Gregorian chant
5 January – Vigil of the Epiphany
- 7:15 Morning Mass
- 18:00 Mass with the blessing of water, chalk and incense
6 January – Solemnity of the Epiphany
- Masses at 7:15 and 18:00
11 January – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
- Masses at 10:00 and 18:00 – end of the Christmas season. After the morning Mass, the Three Kings collection will take place.
- On Facebook “Klášter premonstrátů na Strahově” (Monastery of the Premonstratensians at Strahov) you can follow regular spiritual reflections on the Sunday biblical texts of the Christmas season.
- Every Thursday after the evening Mass at 18:00 there is adoration with the prayer of Compline (ending at about 19:15).
- Regular Sunday half-hour organ recitals at 12:00.