Dec. 12 Third Sunday of Advent

Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11

Dec. 13 Monday; Lucy, virgin, martyr

Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-9; Mt 21:23-27

Dec. 14 Tuesday; John of the Cross, priest, doctor of the Church

Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-4, 6-7, 17-18, 19, 23; Mt 21:28-32

Dec. 15 Wednesday

Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 7:18b-23

Dec. 16 Thursday

Is 54:1-10; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; Lk 7:24-30

Dec. 17 Friday

Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:3-4, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17

Dec. 18 Saturday

Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1, 12-13, 18-19;

Mt 1:18-25

Dec. 19 Fourth Sunday of Advent

Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7

Dec. 20 Monday

Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Lk 1:26-38

Dec. 21 Tuesday

Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45

Dec. 22 Wednesday

1 Sm 1:24-28 (Ps) 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8;

Lk 1:46-56

Dec. 23 Thursday; John of Kanty, priest

Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4bc-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66

Dec. 24 Friday

2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79

Dec. 24 Friday; Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord

Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25

Dec. 25 Saturday: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)

Midnight:

Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14

Dawn:

Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20

Day:

Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14

Dec. 26 Sunday; Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Sir 3:2-7, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5; Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17; Mt 2:13-15, 19-23