Liturgical Calendar
Year B – Weekday Cycle Year II
Sunday December 24, 4th Sunday of Advent
2 Sm 7:1-5. 8b-12. 14a. 16/ Ps 89:2-3. 4-5. 27. 29 (2a)/ Rom 16:25-27/ Lk 1: 26-38
Monday, December 25, Nativity of the Lord
Vigil:Is 62:1-5/ Ps 89:4-5. 16-17. 27. 29 (2a)/ Acts 13:16-17. 22-25/ Mt 1:1-25.
Midnight: Is 9:1-6/ Ps 96:1-2. 2-3. 11-12. 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. 2-3. 3-4. 5-6 (3c)/ Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1: 1-18
Tuesday December 26, St Stephen
Acts 6: 8-10; 7: 54-59/ Ps 31: 3cd-4. 6 and 8ab. 16bc and 17/ Mt 10: 17-22
Wednesday December 27, St John
1 Jn 1: 1-4/ Ps 97: 1-2. 5-6. 11-12/ Jn 20: 1a and 2-8
Thursday December 28, Holy Innocents
1 Jn 1: 5 – 2: 2/ Ps 124: 2-3. 4-5. 7b-8/ Mt 2: 13-18
Friday December 29, St Thomas Becket
1 Jn 2: 3-11/ Ps 96: 1-2a. 2b-3. 5b-6/ Lk 2: 22-35
Saturday December 30
1 Jn 2: 12-17/ Ps 96: 7-8a. 8b-9. 10/ Lk 2: 36-40
Sunday December 31, The Holy Family
Gn 15: 1-6; 21: 1-3 or Sir 3: 2-6. 12-14/ Ps 105: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 8-9 (7a. 8a)/ Heb 11: 8. 11-12. 17-19 or Col 3: 12-21/ Lk 2: 22-40
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