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The Nativity of Christ celebrates the Word made flesh, born of the Virgin Mary in a cave at Bethlehem and laid in a manger. With the shepherds and the Magi, the Church adores the newborn King. Following the Greek Orthodox calendar, the feast is kept on December 25.
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Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ (Tone 4)
Your Nativity, O Christ our God, shone upon the world the light of knowledge, for in it those who worshipped the stars were taught by a star to worship You, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know You, the Dayspring from on high. O Lord, glory to You!
Book List
Read these in the days leading up to and around the feast.
The Festal Menaion
Find book →Mother Mary and Bishop Kallistos Ware
For adult readers. The full services of the Nativity of Christ, from vespers to matins, in the classic English translation.
On the Incarnation
Find book →Saint Athanasius
For adult readers. The fourth-century classic on why God became man — the heart of the Nativity.
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