Vigil of the Nativity
Matins
Invit. This day ye shall know [:30]
V. Be ye steadfast [:11]
R1 Sanctify yourselves this day [1:22]
R2 Be ye steadfast [1:59]
R3 From that hidden habitation [2:08]
V. Tomorrow shall the iniquity [:14]
Lauds
A1 O Judea and Jerusalem [:24]
A2 This day ye shall know [:18]
A3 Tomorrow shall the iniquity [:19]
A4 For Sion’s sake [:18]
A4 (on Saturday) The Word of the Lord [:20]
A5 Tomorrow ye shall have deliverance [:22]
V This day ye shall know [:13]
A When as Mary [:59]
Terce
R Be ye steadfast [:49]
V Tomorrow ye shall have deliverance [:11]
Sext
R Tomorrow ye shall have deliverance [:50]
V This day ye shall know [:12]
None
R This day ye shall know [:53]
V Be ye steadfast [:11]
On the Vigil of the Nativity (Christmas Eve)
First Vespers
A1 The King of peace [:19]
A2 The King of peace [:14]
A3 Know ye that the kingdom [:16]
A4 Lift up your heads [:16]
A5 The days of Mary [:24]
R O Judea and Jerusalem [2:18]
H Come, thou Redeemer of the earth [3:15]
V As a bridegroom [:11]
A When the sun hath risen [:35]
The Day of the Nativity of the Lord
Matins
Invit. Christ is born unto us [:26]
H Jesu, the Father’s only Son [2:54]
A1 The Lord hath said unto me [:25]
A2 As a bridegroom [:14]
A3 Full of grace [:24]
V As a bridegroom [:11]
R1 This day the King of heaven [2:05]
R2 This day unto us from heaven [1:40]
R3 He came down from heaven [3:01]
R3 He came down from heaven (ferial days) [:]
A4 We wait for thy loving-kindness [:13]
A5 There shall arise [:14]
A6 Truth hath arisen [:23]
V He hath called me [:11]
R4 Whom saw ye, O shepherds? [2:09]
R4 Whom saw ye, O shepherds? (ferial) [1:40]
R5 O great mystery [2:22]
R6 The angels praise thee [3:03]
R6 The angels praise thee (ferial days) [2:40]
A7 He hath called me [:15]
A8 Let the heavens rejoice [:17]
A9 The Lord hath declared [:14]
V The Word was made flesh [:11]
R7 Blessed is Mary [1:23]
R8 Blessed is the womb [2:02]
R9 The Word was made flesh [2:30]
Liber generationis [7:49]
V The Word was made flesh [:10]
Lauds
A1 Whom saw ye, O shepherds? [:31]
A2 She hath given birth [:42]
A3 The Angel said unto the shepherds [:28]
A4 There was with the Angel [:35]
A5 A little child [:34]
H From lands that see the sun arise [3:35]
V Blessed be he that cometh [:13]
A Glory to God in the highest [:31]
The Father’s Word on this day [1:26]
Memorial of Saint Mary
A Behold, all things were fulfilled [:16]
A After childbirth [:14]
Let us bless the Lord (VI) [:19]
Let us bless the Lord (III) [:09]
Terce
R The Word was made flesh [:47]
V He hath called upon me [:10]
Sext
R He hath called upon me [:]
V The Lord hath declared [:09]
None
R The Lord hath declared [:49]
V Blessed be he that cometh [:13]
Second Vespers
A1 In the day of thy power [:32]
A2 The Lord hath sent redemption [:21]
A3 Unto the godly there ariseth [:21]
A4 With the Lord there is mercy [:16]
A5 Of the fruit of thy body [:21]
R The Word was made flesh [2:30]
V Blessed be he that cometh [:13]
A This day Christ was born [:54]
Procession of Saint Stephen
R Saint of God; Prose: All the corners of the world [4:40]
R Saint of God (ferial) [3:38]
V Thou hast crowned him [:14]
V Thou art fairer [:11]
Memorial of St. Stephen
A Thou art the foremost [:39]
V Thou hast crowned him [:14]
Antiphons at the Memorial of the Nativity
A This day a faithful Virgin [:33]
A Light hath sprung up [:21]
A This day an undefiled Virgin [:35]
A Be joyful, all ye faithful [:35]
A The Virgin Mother [:33]
A A Virgin by a word conceived [:26]
A Blessed is the womb [:32]
A O Virgin Mother of God [:48]
A Ye shepherds, tell us [:32]