Christmas on the Day

The liturgical color is white (or gold)

The setting of the mass is Willan

The creche remains in the middle of the chancel.

Note that the three Masses of Christmas have different Propers and different readings appointed in the Lectionary.

A Stational Prayer is said at the creche.

The Proper of the mass is at DWM pg. 188

Proclamation of the Birth of Christ is intoned by the deacon from the chancel step (or ambo), after the Kyrie and before the Gloria. (See DWM 1069).

The acolyte reads the Epistle.

Christmas form is used at the Communicantes (DWM pg. 638)

Because the Gospel of the Day is taken from the Prologue to the Gospel of John, the Last Gospel is omitted at this Mass. Gospel of St Matthew may be substituted. (See DWM 1058)