🤍 Christmas
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. It begins December 25 and lasts twelve days, culminating at the Eve of Epiphany (or Twelfth Night) on January 5.
Christmastide is a time to celebrate the gift of God’s presence and to commemorate early events in Jesus’s life.
Holy Innocents’ Day (December 28), which recognizes the children executed by Herod the Great at Bethlehem according to the Gospel of Matthew.
The feast of the Holy Name of Jesus recalls when Jesus’s parents named him at Jerusalem, according to the Gospel of Luke.
The following table lists each day’s morning and evening psalms as well as the first, second, and gospel readings.
In Year One, the second reading is traditionally meant for the morning and the gospel for evening. In Year Two, the gospel is for the morning and the second reading for evening.
When there is more than one first, second, or gospel reading, then those specified for morning or evening are marked by the 🌞 and 🌛 emoji, respectively. Alternative readings are marked by the 🔀 emoji.
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🗓️ Day | 🌞 Morning 🎶 Psalm | 1️⃣ First | 2️⃣ Second | 🗞️ Gospel | 🌛 Evening 🎶 Psalm |
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The Nativity of Christ: Christmas Day (Wednesday) | 2, 85 | Zech 2: | 1 John 4: | John 3: | 110: |
Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr (Thursday) | 28, 30 | 2 Chr 24: Wis 4: | Acts 6: Acts 7: | 118 | |
Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist (Friday) | 97, 98 | Prov 8: Isa 44: | 1 John 5: | John 13: | 145 |
The Holy Innocents (Saturday) | 2, 26 | Isa 49: Isa 54: | Matt 18: Mark 10: | 19, 126 | |
First Sunday after Christmas | 93, 96 | Isa 62: | Heb 2: | Matt 1: | 36 |
Monday | 20, 21: | Isa 25: | Rev 1: | John 7: | 23, 27 |
Eve of Holy Name (Tuesday) | 46, 48 | Isa 26: Isa 65: | 2 Cor 5: Rev 21: | John 8: | 90 |
The Holy Name of Christ (Wednesday) | 103 | Gen 17: | Col 2: | John 16: | 148 |
Thursday | 34 | Gen 12: | Heb 11: | John 6: | 33 |
Friday | 68 | Gen 28: | Heb 11: | John 10: | 72 |
Saturday | 85, 87 | Exod 3: | Heb 11: | John 14: | 89: |
Second Sunday after Christmas | 66, 67 | Sir 3: | 1 John 2: | John 6: | 145 |
Note: References follow abbreviations from the Society of Biblical Literature. |