Daily Bible Readings
Christmas Eve
Liturgical Color: White
Introit
THE LORD || has said to Me, | “You | are | My - | Son, *
Today I have be- | got- | ten | You.” -
|| The Lord reigns, He is clothed | with | ma- | jes- - | ty; *
The Lord is clothed; He has girded Him- | self | with |
strength. - (Psalms 2:7b; 93:1)
Psalm Readings
Collect
O God, Who hast made this most holy night to shine with the brightness of the true Light, grant, we beseech Thee, that, as we have known on Earth the mysteries of that Light, we may also come to the fullness of its joys in Heaven; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
First Reading: Is 9:2-7
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Gradual
|| Your people shall be volunteers in the day | of | Your | pow- - |er; *
In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of | the | morn- |ing, -
|| The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit | at | My | right - | hand, *
Till I make Your enemies | Your | foot- | stool.” -
|| Alleluia! Alleluia! The Lord has said to Me, | “You | are | My - | Son, *
Today I have begotten You.” Al- | le- | lu- | ia! - (Psalms 110: 3a,1; 2:7b)
Second Reading: Luke 2:1-14
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Devotion from the Lutheran Herald
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.