In general, the heating is kept constant, but will be increased for Christmas masses.
In the largest Parisian churches, the heating will be increased in order to obtain “suitable temperaturesfor welcoming the faithful to Christmas masses, the diocese told AFP on Tuesday, December 20.
“As a general rule, the heating is kept constant but will be increased for Christmas masses, in particular to welcome the faithful, visitors and people who come to take shelter, without reaching high temperatures.“said the diocese.
“It’s more like 10°C”
In the very vast Saint-Eustache church, with heating, “it’s more like 10°C“, due to the cold of the last week, “but in general, the temperature rarely exceeds 15-16°C“, according to the diocese. For his part, “Saint-Sulpice was able to have its heating repaired, which was broken, and hopes to exceed 10 degrees for Christmas. The priest wants to reach a suitable temperature, even if it means paying more this year“, he added.
The parish of La Madeleinedidn’t turn on his heating until the beginning of December. Given the volume, it now runs continuously“. Finally to the Trinity,heated thanks to a blower fed by a network with water vapor which turns permanently, one can, before an important celebration, decide to connect or not additional blowers to increase the temperature“.
In all cases, “the lighting is moderate during the week, which allows it to be accentuated for weekend masses and therefore the upcoming Christmas celebrations“, we clarified.
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