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December 2016

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      1

Isaiah 26:1-6
Matthew 7:21, 24-27

Violet

2

Isaiah 29:17-24
Matthew 9:27-31

First Friday
Abstinence

Violet

3 Saint Francis Xavier

Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26
Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8

White

4 2nd Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-9
Matthew 3:1-12

[Saint John of Damascus]

Violet

5

Isaiah 35:1-10
Luke 5:17-26

Violet

6 Saint Nicholas*

Isaiah 40:1-11
Matthew 18:12-14

 

Violet/*White

7 St. Ambrose

Isaiah 40:25-31
Matthew 11:28-30

White

8 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Genesis 3:9-15, 20
Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12
Luke 1:26-38

Holy Day of Obligation

White

9 Saint Juan Diego*

Isaiah 48:17-19
Matthew 11:16-19

Abstinence

Violet/*White

10

Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11
Matthew 17:9a, 10-13

Violet

11 3rd Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10
James 5:7-10
Matthew 11:2-11

[Saint Damasus I]

Violet or Rose

12 Our Lady of Guadalupe

Zechariah 2:14-17 or Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab
Luke 1:26-38 or Luke 1:39-47

White

13 Saint Lucy

Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13
Matthew 21:28-32

 

Red

14 Saint John of the Cross

Isaiah 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25
Luke 7:18b-23

White

15

Isaiah 54:1-10
Luke 7:24-30

Violet

16

Christmas Novena

Isaiah 56:1-3a, 6-8
John 5:33-36

Abstinence

Violet

17

Christmas Novena

Genesis 49:2, 8-10
Matthew 1:1-17

Violet

18 4th Sunday of Advent

Christmas Novena

Isaiah 7:10-14
Romans 1:1-7
Matthew 1:18-24

 

Violet

19

Christmas Novena

Judges 13:2-7,
24-25a
Luke 1:5-25

Violet

20

Christmas Novena

Isaiah 7:10-14
Luke 1:26-38

Violet

21 Saint Peter Canisius

Christmas Novena

Song of Songs 2:8-14 or Zephaniah 3:14-18a
Luke 1:39-45

Violet

22

Christmas Novena

1 Samuel 1:24-28
Luke 1:46-56

Violet

23 Saint John of Kanty

Christmas Novena

Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24
Luke 1:57-66

Abstinence

Violet

24 Christmas Novena

Morning mass:
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
Luke 1:67-79

Christmas Readings

Violet/*Vigil Mass White

25 The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)

Holy Day of Obligation

Christmas Readings

White

26 Saint Stephen

Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59
Matthew 10:17-22

Abstinence

White

27 Saint John

1 John 1:1-4
John 20:1a, 2-8

White

28 The Holy Innocents

1 John 1:5-2:2
Matthew 2:13-18

Red

29 The 5th Day in the Octave of Christmas

Saint Thomas Becket

1 John 2:3-11
Luke 2:22-35

White

30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 or Col 3:12-21 or Col 3:12-17
Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23

Abstinence

White

31 The 7th Day in the Octave of Christmas

Saint Sylvester I

1 John 2:18-21
John 1:1-18

White

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