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Prayers & Devotions

December 2008
Year B - Weekdays I

November 30, 2008 is the first Sunday of Advent

Holy Father's Intentions

General:
That in the face of a spreading of a culture of violence and death the Church through her apostolic and missionary activity may promote with courage the culture of life.

Mission:
That especially in mission countries Christians may show with acts of fraternal love that the Child born in the stable at Bethlehem is the luminous Hope of the world.

Nov 30 1st Sunday
of Advent

Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-2-7
1 Cor 1:3:9
Mk 13:33-37

Violet

1

Is 2:1-5
Mt 8:5-11

Violet

2

Is 11:1-10
Lk 10:21-24

Violet

3 Saint Francis Xavier*

Is 25:6-10a
Mt 15:29-37

White

4 Saint John of Damascus*

Is 26:1-6
Mt 7:21, 24-27

Violet/*White

5

Is 29:17-24
Mt 9:27-31

First Friday
Abstinence

Violet

6 Saint. Nicholas*

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

Violet/*White

7 2nd Sunday of Advent

Is 40:1-5,9-11
2 Pt 3:8-14
Mk 1:1-8

[St. Ambrose]

White

8 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Holy Day of Obligation

White

9 Saint Juan Diego*

Is 40:1-11
Mt 18:12-14

Violet/*White

10

Is 40:25-31
Mt 11:28-30

Violet

11 Saint Damasus I*

Is 41:13-20
Mt 11:11-15

Violet/*White

12 Our Lady of Guadalupe

Abstinence

White

13 Saint Lucy

Sir 48:1-4, 9-11
Mt 17:9a, 10-13

Red

14 3rd Sunday of Advent

Is 61:1-2a, 10-11
1Thes 5:16-24
Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

[Saint John of the Cross]

Rose/Violet

15

Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a
Mt 21:23-27

Violet

16

Christmas Novena

Zep 3:1-2, 9-13
Mt 21:28-32

Violet

17

Christmas Novena

Gn 49:2, 8-10
Mt 1:1-17

Violet

18

Christmas Novena

Jer 23:5-8
Mt 1:18-25

Violet

19

Christmas Novena

Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a
Lk 1:5-25

Abstinence

Violet

20

Christmas Novena

Is 7:10-14
Lk 1:26-38

Violet

21 4th Sunday of Advent

Christmas Novena

[Saint Peter Canisius]

2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
Rom 16:25-27
Lk 1:26-28

Violet

22

Christmas Novena

1 Sm 1:24-28
Lk 1:46-56

Violet

23 Saint John of Kanty*

Christmas Novena

Mal 3:1-4, 23-24
Lk 1:57-66

Violet/*White

24

Christmas Novena

morning mass:
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
Lk 1:67-79

Christmas Readings

Violet

25 The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)

Holy Day of Obligation

Christmas Readings

White

26 Saint Stephen

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

Abstinence

Red

27 Saint John

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

White

28 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Sir 3:2-7,12-14 or Gn 15:1-6;21:1-3
Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19
Lk 2:22-40 or Lk 2:22, 39-30

[The Holy Innocents]

Red

29 The 5th Day in the Octave of Christmas

Saint Thomas Becket

1 Jn 2:3-11
Lk 2:22-35

White

30 The 6th Day in the Octave of Christmas

1 Jn 2:12-17
Lk 2:36-40

White

31 The 7th Day in the Octave of Christmas

Saint Sylvester I

1 Jn 2:18-21
Jn 1:1-18

White

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