Christmas 2025 in Cuba
This year, we experienced a particularly intense and beautiful season of Advent in our missions in Cuba.
In Placetas, after three years of restoration work, we redoubled our efforts to reopen our church before Christmas. With immense joy, the community was able to return to the church for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The church was full, and an atmosphere of celebration and hope could be felt in every corner.
In Cienfuegos, it was our second Christmas in the mission, and it was a great joy to welcome the Child Jesus with a community we now know better and that continues to grow.
Reviving a Latin American Tradition: La Posada
We also revived a beautiful Latin American tradition that had been lost in Cuba: La Posada. On Christmas Eve, following the example of Mary and Joseph, our teenagers went from house to house in the neighborhood, knocking on doors. After the traditional short dialogue, with three “symbolic” refusals, the doors were finally opened so that everyone could sing Christmas carols and bring joy and warmth, especially to the elderly or those who live alone.
The Christmas Mass
On the evening of December 24, everything was ready: the choirs had rehearsed their most beautiful hymns, the altar servers had adapted to the new church space, and the Christmas Mass in Placetas was celebrated in a festive and fraternal atmosphere.
The Child Jesus was placed in the manger to the sound of Cuban maracas and tambourines, a living symbol of our culture and of the joy of Christmas in Cuba.