[Rank]
In Vigilia Nativitatis Domini;;Duplex I classis;;6

[Rule]
Tempora none

[Introitus]
!Ex 16:6-7
v. This day you shall know that the Lord will come, and save us: and in the~
morning you shall see His glory.
!Ps 23:1
The Lord’s are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it.
&Gloria
v. This day you shall know that the Lord will come, and save us: and in the~
morning you shall see His glory.

[Oratio]
O God, You Who gladden us year after year with the expectation of our redemption,~
grant that we, who now welcome with joy Your only-begotten Son as our Redeemer,~
may also gaze upon Him without fear when He comes as our judge, our Lord Jesus~
Christ.
$Qui tecum

[Lectio]
Lesson from the letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans
!Rom 1:1-6
Paul, the servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God, which He had promised before-hand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son Who was born to Him according to the flesh of the offspring of David; Who was foreordained Son of God by an act of power in keeping with the holiness of His spirit, by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through Whom we have received the grace of apostleship to bring about obedience to faith among all the nations for His name’s sake; among whom are you also called to be Jesus Christ’s, our Lord.

[Graduale]
!Exod 16:6-7
This day you shall know that the Lord will come and save us: and in the morning~
you shall see His glory.
!Ps 79:2-3
V. O Shepherd of Israel, hearken, O Guide of the flock of Joseph! From Your~
throne upon the Cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasse.

[Evangelium]
Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
!Matt 1:18-21
When Mary, the Mother of Jesus, has been betrothed to Joseph, before they came~
together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. But Joseph her~
husband, being a just man, and not wishing to expose her to reproach, was minded~
to put her away privately. But while he thought on these things, behold, an~
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Do not be afraid, Joseph,~
son of David, to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is begotten in her~
is of the Holy Spirit. And she shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His~
name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins.

[Offertorium]
!Ps 23:7
Lift up, O gates, your lintels; reach up, you ancient portals, that the King of~
glory may come in.

[Secreta]
Grant us, we beseech You, almighty God, that, as we anticipate the celebration~
of Your Son’s birthday, so we may joyfully receive His everlasting gifts.
$Qui tecum

[Communio]
!Isa 40:5
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all mankind shall see the salvation~
of our God.

[Postcommunio]
Grant us, we beseech You, O Lord, to begin a new life with this commemoration of~
the birth of Your only-begotten Son, Who gives us food and drink in His heavenly~
sacrament.
$Per eumdem