Fatima Shrine Christmas Lights a Holiday Tradition
Oct 30, 2025 11:39AM ● By Chuck Tashjian
Holiday Festival Runs through December 27
Holliston is once again a little brighter and busier this Christmas season as hundreds of visitors make their way to Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, 101 Summer Street, Rte. 126, Holliston, home of The Xaverian Missionaries. The holiday displays are a decades old tradition at the Fatima Shrine, with lights covering well over half the 30-acre shrine.
The Christmas Lights will go on (unless there is heavy rain or sleet) every day from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. beginning December 11th until Dec. 27th. Background Christmas music adds a unique touch to this special season. For all visitors, hot chocolate and pastry are available in Xavier Hall. There is no entry charge and parking is free. Donations are welcome.
The Shrine’s Gift Shop will be open for extended hours during the Christmas Lights.
On December 14th, at 3 p.m., St. Cecilia’s Music Ministry of Ashland will present a Christmas Concert, directed by Lelia Tenreyro-Viana, also director of the Charles River Children’s Choir. Special guests will include the Charles River Children’s Choir, as well as Timothy Jantzen, on piano, and Sergio Reyes, on violin. Following the concert, there will be a procession in which the statue of the Infant Jesus will be placed in the manger in the Grotto on Shrine grounds.
On December 24th the Christmas Vigil Mass will be Celebrated at 4:30 p.m. and Christmas Day Mass – December 25th will be celebrated at 10 a.m. All are welcome to come and participate in these various events as together we welcome and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.
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