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Prayers & Devotions

December 2009
Year C - Weekdays II

November 29, 2009 is the first Sunday of Advent

Advent | Christmas | Family Prayers for Advent | Christmas Novena

Holy Father's Intentions
General: That children may be respected and loved and never be the victims of exploitation in its various forms.

Mission: That at Christmas the peoples of the earth may recognize in the Word Incarnate the light which illuminates every man and that the Nations may open their doors to Christ, the Saviour of the world.

1

Is 11:1-10
Psalm 72: 1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
Lk 10:21-24

Violet

 2

Is 25:6-10a
Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
Mt 15:29-37

Violet

 3 Saint Francis Xavier*

Is 26:1-6
Psalm 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a
Mt 7:21,24-27

White

 4 Saint John of Damascus*

Is 29:17-24
Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14
Mt 9:27-31

First Friday
Abstinence

Violet/*White

 5

Is 30:19-21, 23-26
Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Mt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8

Violet
6 2nd Sunday of Advent

Bar 5:1-9
Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
Phil 1:4-6, 8-11
Luke 3:1-6

[Saint. Nicholas]

Violet

 7 St. Ambrose

Is 35:1-10
Psalm 85:8-9, 10-11, 12-13
Lk 5:17-26

White

 8 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Holy Day of Obligation

White

 9 Saint Juan Diego*

Is 40:25-31
Psalm 103: 1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10
Mt 11:28-30

Violet/*White

 10

Is 41:13-20
Ps 145: 1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab
Mt 11:11-15

Violet

 11 Saint Damasus I*

Is 48:17-19
Psalm 1: 1-2, 3, 4 and 6
Mt 11:16-19

Abstinence

Violet/*White

 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe

White
13 3rd Sunday of Advent

Zep 3:14-18a
Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:10-18

[Saint Lucy]

Rose/Violet

 14 Saint John of the Cross

Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a
Psalm 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9
Mt 21:23-27

White

 15

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

Violet

 16

Christmas Novena

Isaiah 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25
Psalm 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14
Luke 7:19-23

Violet

 17

Christmas Novena

Gn 49:2, 8-10
Psalm 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17
Mt 1:1-17

Violet

 18

Christmas Novena

Jer 23:5-8
Psalm 72: 1-2, 12-13, 18-19
Mt 1:18-25

Abstinence

Violet

 19

Christmas Novena

Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a
Psalm 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17
Lk 1:5-25

Violet

20 4th Sunday of Advent

Christmas Novena

Mi 5:1-4a
Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19
Heb 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45

Violet

 21 Saint Peter Canisius

Christmas Novena

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

Violet

 22

Christmas Novena

1 Sm 1:24-28
1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd
Lk 1:46-56

Violet

 23 Saint John of Kanty*

Christmas Novena

Mal 3:1-4, 23-24 [RSV-CE Mal 3:1-4, 4:5-6]
Psalm 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14
Lk 1:57-66

Violet/*White

 24

Christmas Novena

morning mass:
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29
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
Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17
Mt 10:17-22

Red
27 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
Psalm 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10
Lk 2:22-40 or Lk 2:22, 39-30

[Saint John]

White

 28 The Holy Innocents

Red

 29 The 5th Day in the Octave of Christmas

Saint Thomas Becket

1 Jn 2:3-11
Psalm 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6
Lk 2:22-35

White

 30 The 6th Day in the Octave of Christmas

1 Jn 2:12-17
Psalm 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10
Lk 2:36-40

White

 31 The 7th Day in the Octave of Christmas

Saint Sylvester I

1 Jn 2:18-21
Psalm 96:1-2, 11-12, 13
Jn 1:1-18

White

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