The novitiate gathers each evening for a novena leading up to ChristmasThe reading of the martyrology on Christmas Eve with the announcement of the Birth of the SaviorFirst Vespers of Christmas followed by BenedictionDinner after First VespersA Neapolitan-style manger lit by candlesThe Office of Matins on Christmas EveThe church prepared for Midnight MassGathering with the faithful after MassBreakfast on Christmas morningPriests celebrate three Masses on Christmas, midnight Mass, the Mass of the Aurora at daybreak (seen here), and the Mass of the dayMass of the DayA Christmas sermon addressed to the sisters followed by BenedictionMany of the sisters have prepared pieces for a small concertOur Reverend Mother opens liturgical vestments and a pall made by the sisters
