The Revised Common Lectionary provides three sets of readings for the Feast of the Nativity, and  calls them Proper I, Proper II, and Proper III. Some church will use different ones for different services. Some will use one set each year. Others might use readings from all three sets in an extended service of lessons and carols.

Below you will find the three sets, with our Australian idiomatic paraphrases and prayers. Below the third set you will find a list of sermons for the day.

Proper I

Bible Readings (paraphrased)

Lections from The Revised Common Lectionary. Copyright 1992 by the Consultation on Common Texts(CCT) P.O. Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville, TN 37203-0003, USA. Used with Permission.

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Prayers

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Proper II

Bible Readings (paraphrased)

Lections from The Revised Common Lectionary. Copyright 1992 by the Consultation on Common Texts(CCT) P.O. Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville, TN 37203-0003, USA. Used with Permission.

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Prayers

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Proper III

Bible Readings (paraphrased)

Lections from The Revised Common Lectionary. Copyright 1992 by the Consultation on Common Texts(CCT) P.O. Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville, TN 37203-0003, USA. Used with Permission.

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Prayers

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Sermons

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1. “From little things, big things grow.”
   A sermon on Luke 2: 1-20 by Nathan Nettleton
2. A Homily from St Gregory Nazianzus for the Feast of the Nativity
   A thematic sermon by Nathan Nettleton
3. A Homily from St Leo the Great for the Feast of the Nativity
   A thematic sermon by Nathan Nettleton
4. The Nativity Sermon of St John Chrysostom
   A thematic sermon by Nathan Nettleton
5. A Nativity Sermon from St Ephraim the Syrian
   A thematic sermon by Nathan Nettleton
6. The Light Shines
   A sermon on John 1:1-14 & Isaiah 9:2-7 by Nathan Nettleton
7. Today!
   A thematic sermon by Nathan Nettleton
8. Peace on Earth
   A sermon on Luke 2: 1-20 by Nathan Nettleton
9. The Emmanuel Scandal
   A sermon on John 1: 1-14; Luke 2: 1-20 & Matthew 1: 18-25 by Nathan Nettleton
10. Christmas Lights
    A Christmas sermon by Alison Sampson
11. Human Becoming
    A sermon on John 1:1-18; Luke 1:26-38; Luke 2:1-20 & Isaiah 9:2-7 by Nathan Nettleton
12. The Gospel in a Feed Trough
    A sermon on Luke 2:1-20 by Nathan Nettleton
13. For Christmas hope and healing, look to the shadows
    A sermon on Luke 2:1-20 by Alison Sampson
14. May the Word be With You
    A sermon on John 1:1-14 by Roslyn Wright
15. Light in the Darkness
    A sermon on Isaiah 9:2, Luke 2:9 & John 1:3-9 by Nathan Nettleton