Christmas in Colombia

Last activity 28 November 2018 by Quechimba

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Legend246Member26 November 2018 18:12:55

Hi
My family and I are coming to Colombia in Christmas. We are looking for a Catholic mass in english for Christmas Eve? By any chance would there be one?

OsageArcherColombia Expert26 November 2018 22:24:28

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In Bogotá in the barrio (neighborhood) Acevedo Tejada in Teusaquillo you might find a mass in English, as noted in this article from 2016:

https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-16694704

In Medellín perhaps you may find one at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana located in the barrio Laureles, although this article is from 2007:

https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-3735553

You would have to check with each locality to see if they will have a mass in English on Christmas Eve (Nochebuena). It is often called Misa de Gallo:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misa_de_Gallo

QuechimbaBanned28 November 2018 16:51:22

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About the same as finding ice on a Lake in Northern Manitoba the same time of year

Or sand in Saudi Arabia

QuechimbaBanned28 November 2018 16:52:01

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ohh sorry..missed the English part

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