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title: The Nativity of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ
when: December 25

# Orthros
god_is_the_lord: 4
apolytikion:
    - Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ - Tone 4
    - Glory/Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ - Tone 4
    - Both Now/Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ - Tone 4

kathismata: Nativity of Christ - Tone 4
evlogetaria: Polyeleos, Psalm 134 & 135
prokeimenon: Nativity of Christ - Tone 4
canon: both Canons of Christ's Nativity - Tone 1
little_ektenia_3: 2
normal_exaposteilarion: false
exaposteilaria:
    - Exaposteilarion of the Nativity of Christ - Tone 3
praises: 4
doxastikon: 'Doxastica of the Nativity of Christ - Tone 6 **and** Tone 2'
great_doxology: 2
troparion: Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ - Tone 4

# Divine Liturgy
antiphon_12: 'For the feast. **"...who wast born of a Virgin..."**'
antiphon_3: Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ - Tone 4
entrance: The Nativity of Christ
post_entrance:
    - Apolytikion of the Nativity of Christ - Tone 4

ascension: false

kontakion: Nativity of Christ - Tone 3
trisagion: Anti-Trisagion Hymn ("As many of you as have been baptized into Christ...")
megalynarion: for St. Basil Liturgy
koinonikon: Nativity of Christ - Tone 8
post_communion: >
*Instead of singing "We have seen the true light", sing the festal Apolytikion: "Thy Nativity O Christ"*
post_communion_markdown: true

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