Singing of the novena before the empty manger: Come, Divine Messiah! Here, in PrestonSinging of the novena in SwitzerlandCutting branches to decorate the manger at our house in IrelandThe Office of Prime on Christmas Eve in Preston, England, with the solemn proclamation of the Nativity of Our LordFirst Vespers on Christmas Eve in Loisy, FranceThe still and cold grounds in Loisy on Christmas EveFirst Vespers in PrestonThe Office of Matins. Here, in Ardee, IrelandMatins sung in Maria Engelport in GermanyMidnight Mass in Loisy, FranceThe altar boys process into midnight Mass in Wausau, USAThe Infant King is placed above the altarAt the Gloria, the lights are illuminated and the triptych is opened, revealing Our Lady and the Infant JesusHot chocolate with the faithful after midnight Mass in LivornoMass of Christmas Day in LivornoThe Infant King sits above the altar while a figure of the Infant Jesus rests below for the veneration of the faithfulThe genuflection at "Et Verbum caro factum est" in Preston on Christmas DayChristmas celebration with Our Reverend Mother in Livorno, ItalyThe refectory decorated for Christmas in LivornoFestive lunch with our guests in SwitzerlandEvening Christmas gathering in community in PrestonCake in the form of a priest's biretta for the community of canons in ArdeeAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament in ArdeeHymns to the Infant Jesus to end the evening. Here, at Maria Engelport in Germany
