Scripture Readings

December Scripture Readings

and a listing of Feast days and saints

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Advent Weekday Isaiah 25:6-10a Matthew 15:29-37 Advent Weekday Isaiah 26:1-6 Matthew 7:21, 24-27 Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest Isaiah 29:17-24 Matthew 9:27-31 Advent Weekday Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26 Matthew 9:35— 10:1, 5a, 6-8

Second Sunday of Advent Baruch 5:1-9 Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 Luke 3:1-6 Advent Weekday Isaiah 35:1-10 Luke 5:17-26 Memorial of Saint Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the church Isaiah 40:1-11 Matthew 18:12-14 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38 Advent Weekday Isaiah 41:13-20 Matthew 11:11-15 Advent Weekday Isaiah 48:17-19 Matthew 11:16-19 Advent Weekday Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 Matthew 17:9a, 10-13

Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-18a Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18 Memorial of Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a Matthew 21:23-27 Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the church Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13 Matthew 21:28-32 Advent Weekday Isaiah 45:6b-8, 18, 21c-25 Luke 7:18b-23 Advent Weekday Isaiah 54:1-10 Luke 7:24-30 Advent Weekday Genesis 49:2, 8-10 Matthew 1:1-17 Advent Weekday Jeremiah 23:5-8 Matthew 1:18-25

Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:1-4a Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 Advent Weekday Isaiah 7:10-14 Luke 1:26-38 Advent Weekday Song of Songs 2:8-14 Luke 1:39-45 Advent Weekday 1 Samuel 1:24-28 Luke 1:46-56 Advent Weekday Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24 Luke 1:57-66 Advent Weekday 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Luke 1:67-79 Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Isaiah 52:7-10 Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Colossians 3:12-21 Luke 2:41-52 Feast of Saint John, apostle and evangelist 1 John 1:1-4 John 20:1a, 2-8 Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs 1 John 1:5—2:2 Matthew 2:13-18 Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 1 John 2:3-11 Luke 2:22-35 Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 1 John 2:12-17 Luke 2:36-40 Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 1 John 2:18-21 John 1:1-18