LITURGICAL
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
A day of the liturgical calendar
The principal feast of the Incarnation, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Christmas (December 25) is the second-greatest solemnity of the liturgical year after Easter. It opens the Christmas Octave and the Christmas Season, which continues until the Baptism of the Lord. Three Masses are traditionally celebrated: at the Vigil, at Midnight (Mass during the Night), at Dawn, and during the Day.
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christmas
feast Date
12-25
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