Christmas

Christmas is the season that celebrates the birth of Jesus, the Word made flesh who came to dwell among us. Beginning on December 25 and continuing through the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, it proclaims that God has drawn near in a child. The season fills the Church with wonder at the gift of the Incarnation.

• Role: Season celebrating Christ's birth
• Key Scripture: Luke 2:1-14, John 1:14, Matthew 2:1-11

Go deeper in My Daily Bread

Read Christmas's full story, the people and places connected to it, and how it speaks into today's readings.