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On the Eve of the Nativity, the liturgical services consist of the [[Royal Hours]] with the [[Typika]], [[Vespers]], and the [[Divine Liturgy]] of St [[Basil the Great]]. At the evening [[vigil]], [[Great Compline]] is followed by [[Matins]].
On the Eve of the Nativity, instead of three readings from the [[Old Testament]] at Vespers, there are eight readings (from [[Genesis]], [[Numbers]], [[Micah]], [[Isaiah]], [[Baruch]], [[Prophet Daniel|Daniel]], and two more readings from [[Isaiah]]). The entrance is made with the [[Gospel]].
At the end of Liturgy the priest places a lighted candle in a candlestick in the center of the church. Then the [[troparion]] and [[kontakion]] of the Feast are sung.