Welcome to the reservation page for Midnight Mass Tickets!

For this year only, no ticket is required for individuals to attend the Midnight Mass at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. Please note, this Mass is not for groups. Groups should contact the Franciscan Pilgrims' Office (FPO) to arrange Mass at the Shepherds' Field or Milk Grotto. 

If you are planning to travel to the Holy Land, or are already living here, you are welcome to attend the celebration. The doors open at 21:00 on 24 December. The doors will close when the Church has reached full capacity.

During the Midnight Mass, Holy Communion is reserved for practicing Catholics.  The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem are pleased that people of different Faiths and Christian Traditions will be together to celebrate the Birth of Christ.

Those who are Non-Christians, and those Christians who are not in full communion with the Catholic Church are welcome to worship with us but should not present themselves for Communion. We invite you to pray for a deepening of inter-religious dialog and greater Christian unity. Thank you for your understanding.

Entrance through St. Catherine Church only. There is no prearranged seating & no re-entry is allowed. Do not carry metal objects to facilitate security checks (cameras are not allowed).

Information concerning the Checkpoints into Bethlehem will be posted on the CIC website.

May the Incarnation of Christ rekindle in each of us the hope and peace our world so desperately needs.