Christmas Eve - Opening of the Great Jubilee Solemn Entry of the Latin Patriarch to Bethlehem. Pontifical Midnight Mass in St. Catherine's Church with the participation of all members of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops. It will be very difficult to enter the Church of St. Catherine that evening.
Places are limited.
Priests will be on hand to distribute Holy Communion to the participants. Prayer Vigil in the Basilica of Gethsemane to mark the end of the Second Millennium and the beginning of the Third. The service will be held in several languages. Beginning of a Candlelight procession towards the House of Abraham. During the procession, hymns will be sung in various languages.