Mass Readings: 25 December – 1 January, 2023

Liturgical Calendar
Year A – Weekday Cycle Year 1

Sunday December 25, Nativity of the Lord
Dawn: Is 62:11-12/ Ps 97:1. 6. 11-12/ Titus 3:4-7/ Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10/ Ps 98:1. 2-3. 3-4. 5-6 / Heb 1:1-6/ Jn 1:1-18

Monday December 26, St Stephen
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/ Ps 31: 3-4. 6 and 8. 16 and 17/ Mt 10:17-22

Tuesday December 27, St John, Apostle
1 Jn 1:1-4/ Ps 97:1-2. 5-6. 11-12/ Jn 20:1 and 2-8

Wednesday December 28, Holy Innocents
1 Jn 1:5 2: 2/ Ps 124:2-3. 4-5. 7-8/ Mt 2:13-18

Thursday December 29, St Thomas Becket
1 Jn 2:3-11/ Ps 96:1-2. 2-3. 5-6/ Lk 2:22-35

Friday December 30, Holy Family
Sir 3:2-6. 12-14 or Col 3:12-21/ Ps 128:1-2. 3. 4-5/ Mt 2:13-15. 19-23

Saturday December 31, St Sylvester
1 Jn 2:18-21/ Ps 96:1-2. 11-12. 13/ Jn 1:1-18

Sunday January 1, Mary, Mother of God
Nm 6:22-27/ Ps 67:2-3. 5. 6. 8/ Gal 4:4-7/ Lk 2:16-21


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