Good Gifts the Church Asks for at Christmas

The following are from the Collects of the Day for the Christmas Feast:

Nativity - Christmas Eve:

...grant that as we joyfully receive Him as our Redeemer, we may with sure confidence behold Him when He comes to be our Judge.

Nativity - Christmas Midnight:

...grant that as we have known the Mysteries of that Light on earth, we may also come to the fulness of His joys in heaven.

Nativity - Christmas Dawn:

...grant Your people grace to put away fleshly lusts, that they may be ready for Your visitation.

Nativity - Christmas Day:

...grant that the birth of Your only-begotten Son in the flesh may set us free from the bondage of sin.

First Sunday after Christmas:

...grant that we may ever be alive in Him who made Himself to be like us.

Second Sunday after Christmas:

...grant that this Light may shine forth in our lives.