In Dubai, as it is a Muslim nation, weekends starts on Friday, so I attended mass on a Saturday instead of my usual rountine, on Sunday.

For those planning to attend mass in Dubai, you can visit St Mary’s Catholic Church. The land where St Mary’s Church was located, was donated by the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab of Emirates (UAE) in 1966 to build a church. The project was led by His Excellency Most Rev Bishop Bernard Gremoli, assited by Rev Father Daniel Cerofolini OFM. Cap and Father Michael Cardoz.

The building has a modern architecture. The church interior is simple. It has a capacity for 1700 worshippers.

Dubai Catholic Churches’s Mass Schedule

St Mary’s Catholic Church
Oud Metha Road, 51200 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 337 0087 / +971 4 335 8504

Mass Timing

English Mass

Friday 0600, 0715, 0900, 1645, 1815; Children Mass – 1015, 1530

Saturday 0600, 0645, 0900, 1700, 1930

Sunday 0600, 0645, 0900, 1630, 1800, 1930

Monday – Thursday 0600, 0645, 1900

Other Language Masses

Arabic Mass – Everday Friday 1130, 2015, Sunday 1100

French Mass – Every Saturday 1815

Konkani Mass – 4th Thursday of every month 2100

Malayalam Mass – 1st Friday 1400; 2nd and 3rd Thursday 2100; 4th Wednesday 2100

Malankara Mass – 4th Thursday every month 1930

Singhalese Mass – Last Friday of every month 1630

Tamil Mass – 1st Thursday and 3rd Wednesday of every month 2000

Tagalog Mass – 2nd, 4th and 5th Friday of every month 1230

Urdu Mass – 1st and 4th Thursday of every month 1930

Others

Confession – Before, During Service and On Request

Novena OLPS – Wednesday 1845

Rosary – Daily 1830, before every evening mass

Adoration – Every Tuesday 1930 and 1st Friday 1730

Getting There

By Bus: 22, 44, 66, 67, 61D, C4, C7, C18, X23

St Francis’s Catholic Church

The other catholic in Dubai is located at Jebel Ali. This was informed by a reader, @pdm.

St Francis’s Catholic Church
PO Box 72715, Jebel Ali, UAE
Tel: +971 (4) 884 5251

Mass Timing:

English Mass

Friday 06:15; 07:30; 09:00; 10:15; 17:00; 19:00
Saturday 06:15; 17:30; 19:00
Sunday 06:15; 08:00; 17:30; 19:00; 20:00
Monday to Thursday 06:15; 09:00; 19:00
Tuesday 17:45
2nd Thursday — Wedding Anniversary 19:00

Other Languages / Special Masses

Arabic 11:30 Saturday / 20:00 Monday
Español 11:45 2do y 4to viernes
French 10:15 Samedi
German 11:30 Erster und dritter Freitag des Monats
Italian 16:00 Sabato
Konkani 19:45 1st Thursday
Korean 18:00 Friday
Malayalam 20:15 Friday and Saturday
Malayalam — Syro-malankara Rite 17:30 2nd Friday Hall 8 / 20:00 Sunday
Sinhalese 16:30 1st Friday / Rosary 16:00
Tagalog 12:30 3rd Friday
Tamil 15:30 Friday

Eucharistic Adoration & Confession

Adoration Schedule:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel from 09:00 – 21:00 on every Friday, except on 1st Friday from 09:00 – 13:00.
First Friday Holy Hour in the church from 18:00 – 19:00.
National Intercession Day in the Green Room led by the Jesus Youth (Malayalam) from 07:00 – 19:00 on every 1st Saturday of the month.
Holy Hour of Adoration 19:45 – 20:45 on Tuesday in Hall no 8.

Confession during Mass and upon request

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The entry to the observation deck is from Dubai Mall. From the entrance to the lift lobby is quite a distance. As I walked through the walkway, I viewed the exhbits telling the story of how the building was borned.

The lift will take me to the observation deck, On the top, at level 124 from ground floor within a minute. I got some ear pressure discomfort.

Viewing from the top, I saw traces of dessert. It is really amazing that Dubai is built on a desert. I saw a blurry Burj Al Arab as it wasn’t a sunny clear sky that day. On a clear day, the Burj Al Arab and maybe the Hotel Atlantis Dubai can be seen. Nevertheless, I walked round to enjoy the 360° view.

At the top, beside getting a view, there is a souvenir booth selling miniature Burj Khalifa, t-shirt and many more.

Before exiting for the lift, I spotted a gold vending machine.

After taking photos of the view from Burj Khalifa, I did some shopping in Dubai Mall.

The ticket to Burj Khalifa’s observation deck can be purchase over the its website.

Burj Khalifa – On The Top (Observation Deck)

1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Opening Hours

Daily 0830 to midnight. Last admission is 45 minutes before close.

Getting There

By Metro: Burj Khalifa station. There is frequent feeder bus ferrying visitors to Dubai Mall or you can walk. There is a metro link bridge connecting the metro and the mall.

By Bus: 27, 29

Rating: 7/10

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