Christmas DayWhite or Gold
25 December
Principal Service
Any of the sets above may be used on the evening of Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day in any year. Set III should be used at some service during the season of Christmas
Second Service
Philippians 2:5-11 or Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 or Matthew 1:18-25
or Luke 2:1-20 if it has not been used at the principal service of the day
Third Service
The First Sunday of ChristmasWhite or Gold
Between 26 December and 31 December
Principal Service
Readings for Saint Stephen, Saint John the Evangelist, and Holy Innocents may be used when one of those festivals falls on this Sunday.
The Readings for The Epiphany may be preferred on 31 December.
Second Service
Third Service
The Second Sunday of ChristmasWhite or Gold
Between 1 and 5 January
Principal Service
Year A, B, C
Jeremiah 31:7-14
or Ecclesiasticus 24:1-12
Psalm 147:13-21
or Wisdom 10:15-21
John 1:(1-9), 10-18
When this Sunday is 1 January the readings for The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus are used.
The Readings for The Epiphany may be used on a Sunday falling between 2 and 5 January.
Second Service
Third Service