Protomartyr
II class
Red
Within the Octave of the Nativity, I and II class votive Masses of the Dead are permitted.
Nuptial blessings may resume today.
Mass of St. Stephen (Red); Gloria; Credo; commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity; preface and Communicantes of the Nativity
Matins: Invitatorium Christum natum; Hymn Deus, tuorum militum; 3 nocturns; Te Deum
Lauds: Proper antiphons and Sunday psalms; Hymn Invicte Martyr; commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity
Prime: Verse Qui natus es
Hours: Ferial psalms and antiphons
Vespers: Antiphons and psalms of the Nativity; capitulum and following of St. Stephen; commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity
Compline: Of Sunday