🤍 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 (Monday) | 2, 85 | Mic 4: | 1 John 4: | John 3: | 110: |
Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr (Tuesday) | 28, 30 | 2 Chr 24: Wis 4: | Acts 6: Acts 7: | 118 | |
Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist (Wednesday) | 97, 98 | Prov 8: Isa 44: | 1 John 5: | John 13: | 145 |
The Holy Innocents (Thursday) | 2, 26 | Isa 49: Isa 54: | Matt 18: Mark 10: | 19, 126 | |
Friday | 18: | 2 Sam 23: | 2 John 1– | John 2: | 18: |
Saturday | 20, 21: | 1 Kgs 17: | 3 John 1– | John 4: | 23, 27 |
First Sunday after Christmas | 93, 96 | 1 Sam 1: | Col 1: | Luke 2: | 36 |
The Holy Name of Christ (Monday) | 103 | Isa 62: | Rev 19: | Matt 1: | 148 |
Tuesday | 34 | 1 Kgs 19: | Eph 4: | John 6: | 33 |
Wednesday | 68 | 1 Kgs 19: | Eph 4: | John 6: | 72 |
Thursday | 85, 87 | Josh 3: | Eph 5: | John 9: | 89: |
Eve of Epiphany (Friday) | 2, 110: | Jonah 2: Isa 66: | Eph 6: Rom 15: | John 11: | 29, 98 |
Note: References follow abbreviations from the Society of Biblical Literature. |