Five years after Parisians lined the streets of their city, wiping their tears as Notre Dame Cathedral burned, the faithful will have their jewel back as it victoriously reopens 7 and 8 December, the second weekend of Advent.
The celebration will continue from December to Pentecost, on 8 June, 2025.
President Emmanuel Macron of France and top politicians will be there for the reopening, with other heads of state and President-elect Donald Trump joining.
Nearly 170 bishops from France and around the world will travel to Paris for the special weekend.
On 7 December, following the initial door-opening rite, the service will unfold in three parts, according to the official website of Notre Dame de Paris, including awakening of the organ, chanting the Divine Office and final blessing.
The inaugural Mass, with the consecration of the high altar, will be celebrated 8 December, with Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris presiding and Macron attending.
The consecration of the altar will be carried out in several steps. First, the relics of five saints will be placed and sealed in the altar.
The prayer of dedication will then be recited, followed by the anointing with oil, the central moment of the consecration.
The Mass will be followed by a fraternal buffet to welcome the most disadvantaged and those who support them daily through charitable organisations in the Archdiocese of Paris.
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