Time and date are subject to change. We may move this to the actual feast instead of the vigil.

Troparion of the Resurrection
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(Tone 5)

Let us, O faithful, praise and worship the word, coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our Salvation, for He was pleased to be lifted in the flesh upon the cross, and to endure death, and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection.

Troparion of the Ancestors of Christ
(BDW p. 550, PLC p.301, (ED p. 1198)
(Tone 2)

Faith can accomplish great things. Through it, the Three Holy Children rejoice in the flames as if they had been in refreshing water, and Daniel in the midst of lions is like a shepherd among his sheep. Through their intercession, O Christ God, save our souls

Troparion of the Preparation
(Tone 4)

Bethlehem, make ready, for Eden has been opened for all; Ephrata, be alert, for the Tree of Life has blossomed forth from the Virgin in the cave. Her womb has become a spiritual paradise wherein the divine Fruit was planted – and if we eat of it, we shall live and not die like Adam. Christ is coming forth to bring back to life the likeness that had been lost in the beginning.

Kondakion of the Preparation of the Nativity of our Lord
(BDW p. 554, ED p. 1204)
(Tone 3)

Today the Virgin is on her way to the cave where she will give birth to the Eternal Word of God in an ineffable manner. Rejoice, therefore, O universe, when you hear this news, and glorify with the angels and the shepherds Him who shall appear as a new Child, being God from all eternity.

Epistle
Heb 11:9-10; 32-40

Prokimenon
Dn. 3:26,27

Blessed are You, O Lord, God of our fathers, and Your name is worthy of praise and glorious forever.

Gospel
Matthew 1: 1-25