Christmas Eve

O Lord Jesus Christ, thou that art higher than the highest and didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb: Humble us under thy mighty hand, that we may be accounted true citizens of the heavenly kingdom; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Journey to Bethlehem, mosaic in the Chora Church (Church of the Holy Savior in the Country) in Constantinople (early 14th century).