Saturday, December 25 • The Nativity of the Lord • Christmas •

The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
Upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom
a light has shone.
—Isaiah 9:1

Dazzled by the false lights of our own imagined glory,
we stumble and fall because in truth our own light is
darkness. But we find the true light in the darkness of
God’s mystery is where the true light is to be found.

Vigil
Isaiah 62:1–5
Psalm 89
Acts 13:16–17, 22–25
Matthew 1:1–25 or 1:18–25

Midnight
Isaiah 9:1–6
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11–14
Luke 2:1–14

Dawn
Isaiah 62:11–12
Psalm 97
Titus 3:4–7
Luke 2:15–20

Day
Isaiah 52:7–10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1–6
John 1:1–18 or 1:1–5, 9–14