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Christmas

Also in The Church Year

Thursday, December 25, 2025 to Monday, January 5, 2026

The Christmas season starts on Christmas Day and continues for twelve days, concluding on the Eve of Epiphany. In this time of joy and reflection on the mystery of the Incarnation, we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ  and the manifestation of God’s grace.

Observances throughout the Christmas season

Includes liturgical dates from the Book of Alternative Services.

Additional background on specific Principal Feasts, Holy Days, Memorials and Commemorations is available in For All the Saints.

Includes Sundays and Holy Days from the Book of Common Prayer.

A complete listing of liturgical observances is available in the online lectionary.

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Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.