INTROIT
Isaias 9: 2, 6
A light shall shine upon us this day: for the Lord is born to us:
and He shall be called Wonderful, God, the Prince of Peace, the Father
of the world to come: of whose reign there shall be no end. -- (Ps.92.
1). The Lord hath reigned, He is clothed with beauty: the Lord is
clothed with strength, and hath girded Himself. V.: Glory be to the
Father . . . A light shall shine upon us . . .
COLLECT
- Grant us, we beseech Thee, almighty God,
that we on whom the new light of Thy Incarnate Word is poured, may show
forth in our works that brightness, which now doth illuminate our minds
by faith. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who . . .
EPISTLE
Titus 3: 4, 7
Dearly beloved, The goodness and kindness of God our Savior appeared:
not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to His
mercy. He saved us by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the
Holy Ghost, whom He hath poured forth upon us abundantly through Jesus
Christ our Savior: that, being justified by His grace, we may be heirs
according to hope of life everlasting: in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL
Psalms 117: 27, 26, 23
Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord: the Lord is God, and
He hath shone upon us. V.: This is the Lord's doing: and it is wonderful
in our eyes.
Alleluia, alleluia. V.: (Ps.92. 1) The Lord hath reigned, He
is clothed with beauty: the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath
girded Himself with power. Alleluia.
GOSPEL
Luke 2: 15, 20
At that time the shepherds said one to
another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is
come to pass, which the Lord hath showed to us. And they came with
haste: and they found Mary and Joseph, and the Infant lying in the
manger. And seeing they understood of the word that had been spoken to
them concerning this Child. And all that heard wondered: and at those
things that were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these
words, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen,
as it was told unto them.
OFFERTORY
Psalms 92: 1, 2
God hath established the world, which shall not be moved: Thy throne, O
God, is prepared from of old; Thou are from everlasting.
SECRET
- May our gifts, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
prove worthy of the Mysteries of this day's Nativity and ever shed forth
peace upon us: that, as He who was born as man, shone forth also as God,
so may these earthly creatures bestow on us that which is divine.
Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with
Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost . . .
PREFACE
(Preface of the Nativity) - It it truly meet
and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times, and
in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty,
everlasting God, for through the Mystery of the Word made flesh, the new
light of Thy glory hath shone upon the eyes of our mind, so that while
we acknowledge God in visible form, we may through Him be drawn to the
love of things invisible. And therefore with Angels and Archangels, with
Throne and Dominations, and with all the hosts of the heavenly army, we
sing the hymn of Thy glory, evermore saying:
Special Form of Communicantes (Christmas)
- Communicating, and keeping this most holy day, on which the spotless
virginity of blessed Mary brought forth a Savior to this world; and also
reverencing the memory first of the same glorious Mary, ever Virgin,
Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: as also
COMMUNION Zacharias 9: 9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout for joy, O daughter of
Jerusalem; behold Thy king comes, holy, the Savior of the world.
POST COMMUNION -
May the new life of this Sacrament, O Lord, ever restore us, especially
on the Nativity of Him whose wondrous Birth hath overcome the old nature
of our manhood. Through the same Jesus Christ Thy Son, who liveth and
reigneth with Thee . . .
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