Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

December, 2006
(For Canada)

Sun. December 3, 2006
     First Sunday of Advent
     Violet
     Mass: 1; Lect. 3
     First Reading: Jer. 33:14-6
     Second Reading: 1 Thess. 3:12-4:2
     Gospel: Lk. 21:25-8, 34-6

Mon. December 4, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 2; Lect. 175
     First Reading: Is. 2:1-5
     Gospel: Mt. 8:5-11, 13

     OR White, Saint John of Damascus
     Mass: 370; Lecet 175 or 686

Tue. December 5, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 3; Lect. 176
     First Reading: Is. 11:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 10:21-4

Wed. December 6, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 4; Lect. 177
     First Reading: Is. 25:6-10a
     Gospel: Mt. 15:29-37

     Or White, Saint Nicholas, bishop
     Mass: 371; Lect. 177 or 687

Thu. December 7, 2006
     Memorial
     Saint Ambrose
     White
     Mass: 372; Lect. 178
     First Reading: Is. 26:1-6
     Gospel: Mt. 7:21, 24-7

Fri. December 8, 2006
     Solemnity
     Immaculate Conception of Mary
     White
     Mass: 373; Sunday Lect. 689
     First Reading: Gen. 3:9-15, 20
     Second Reading: Eph. 1:3-6, 11-2
     Gospel: Lk. 1:26-38

Sat. December 9, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 7; Lect. 180
     First Reading: Is. 30:19-21, 23-6
     Gospel: Mt. 9:35-10:1, 5, 6-8

     OR Saint Juan Diego (Cuanhtlatoatzin), hermit
     Mass: 423-428; Lect. 737-742

Sun. December 10, 2006
     Second Sunday of Advent
     Violet
     Mass: 8, Lect. 6
     First Reading: Bar. 5:1-9
     Second Reading: Phil. 1:3-6, 8-11
     Gospel: Lk. 3:1-6

Mon. December 11, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 9; Lect. 181.
     First Reading: Is. 35:1-10
     Gospel: Lk. 5:17-26

     OR Saint Damasus 1, pope
     Mass: 374; Lect. 181 or 690

Tue. December 12, 2006
     Feast
     Our Lady of Guadalupe
     White
     Mass: 375-A; Lect. 707-712
     First Reading: Zech. 2:10-3
       Or Rev. 11:19a, 12:1, 3-6a, 10ab
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-47

Wed. December 13, 2006
     Memorial
     Saint Lucy
     Red
     Mass: 376; Lect. 183
     First Reading: Is. 40:25-31
     Gospel: Mt. 11:28-30

Thu. December 14, 2006
     Memorial
     Saint John of the Cross
     White
     Mass: 377; Lect. 184
     First Reading: Is. 41:13-20
     Gospel: Mt. 11:11-5

Fri. December 15, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 13; Lect. 185
     First Reading: Is. 48:17-9
     Gospel: Mt. 11:16-9

Sat. December 16, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 14; Lect. 186
     First Reading: Sir. 48:1-4, 9-11
     Gospel: Mt. 17:10-3

Sun. December 17, 2006
     Third Sunday of Advent
     Violet
     Mass: 15; Lect. 9
     First Reading: Zeph. 3:14-18a
     Second Reading: Phil. 4:4-7
     Gospel: Lk. 3:10-8

Mon. December 18, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 23; Lect. 194
     First Reading: Jer. 23:5-8
     Gospel: Mt. 1:18-24

Tue. December 19, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 24; Lect. 195
     First Reading: Judg. 13:2-7, 24-25a
     Gospel: Lk. 1:5-25

Wed. December 20, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 25; Lect. 196
     First Reading: Is. 7:10-4; 8:10d
     Gospel: Lk. 1:26-38

Thu. December 21, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 26; Lect. 197
     First Reading: Zeph. 3:14-8a or Song 2:8-14
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-45

     OR Saint Peter Canisius

Fri. December 22, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 27; Lect. 198
     First Reading: 1 Sam. 1:24-8
     Gospel: Lk. 1:46-56

Sat. December 23, 2006
     Ferial
     Violet
     Mass: 28; Lect. 199
     First Reading: Mal. 3:1-4; 4:5-6
     Gospel: Lk. 1:57-66

     OR Saint John of Kanty

Sun. December 24, 2006
     Fourth Sunday of Advent
     Violet
     Mass: 21; Lect. 12
     First Reading: Mic. 5:2-5a
     Second Reading: Heb. 10:5-10
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-45

     Christmas - Vigil of Christmas
     Vigil Mass
     White or Gold
     Mass: 30; Lect. 13
     First Reading: Is. 62:1-5
     Second Reading: Acts 13:16-17, 22-25
     Gospel: Mt. 1:1-25 or Mt. 1:18-25

Mon. December 25, 2006
     Christmas - Mass during the night
     White
     Mass: 31; Lect. 14
     First Reading: Is. 9:2-4, 6-7
     Second Reading: Titus 2:11-4
     Gospel: Lk. 2:1-16
     
     Christmas - Mass at Dawn
     White
     Mass: 32: Lect. 15
     First Reading: Is. 62:11-12
     Second Reading: Titus: 3:4-7
     Gospel: Lk. 2:15-20

     Christmas - Mass during the Day
     White
     Mass: 33; Lect. 16
     First Reading: Is. 52:7-10
     Second Reading: Heb. 1:1-6
     Gospel: Jn. 1:1-18

Tue. December 26, 2006
     Feast
     Red
     Saint Stephen, first Christian martyr
     Mass: 35; Lect. 696
     First Reading: Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59
     Gospel: Mt. 10:17-22

Wed. December 27, 2006
     Feast
     White
     Saint John, apostle, evangelist
     Mass: 36; Lect. 697
     First Reading: 1 Jn. 1:1-4
     Gospel: Jn. 20:2-8

Thu. December 28, 2006
     Feast
     Red
     Holy Innocents     
     Mass: 37; Lect. 698
     First Reading: 1 Jn. 1:5-2:2
     Gospel: Mt. 2:13-8

Fri. December 29, 2006
     Fifth Day of the Octave of Christmas
     White
     Mass: 38; Lect. 202
     First Reading: 1 Jn. 2:3-11
     Gospel: Lk. 2:22-35

     OR Saint Thomas Becket

Sat. December 30, 2006
     Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas
     White
     Mass: 39; Lect. 203
     First Reading: 1 Jn. 2:12-7
     Gospel: Lk. 2:36-40

Sun. December 31, 2006
     Holy Family
     White
     Mass: 34; Lect. 17
     First Reading: 1  Sam. 1:11, 20-2, 24-8
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 3:1-2, 21-4
     Gospel: Lk. 2:41-52