The Nativity of our Lord - commonly called Christmas Day - is the greatest of feast days, with the exception of Easter.
It is the celebration of the birth of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
God's only begotten Son entered into history by taking on our humanity and becoming Incarnate in the womb of the Virgin Mary - all for the redemption of mankind.
"The Lord said unto me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee" (Ps. 2). (The day's introit, page A 18, The People's Anglican Missal)
