Christmas Eve
Scripture Readings
Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, Luke 2:1-20
Spiritual Reading
From a sermon by Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Music
Art
Behold the Lamb of God by Walter Rane
Poetry
Last Christmas was a hard one for my family to celebrate. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, just after his we 96th birthday, we lost my grandfather. This year we are welcoming a new baby into the family, and this poem, with its focus on the reality of a newborn seems oh so fitting.
‘Christmas Carol‘ by Sara Teasdale
History Fact
The first nativity scene was created in 1221 by St. Francis of Assisi. Read about it here.