Sunday, December 23, 2029
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sunday
Every Sunday is a little Easter, the Lord’s Day, when the Church gathers for the Eucharist. From December 17 the Advent liturgy turns to the immediate preparation for Christmas, with the great “O Antiphons” at Evening Prayer.
Readings of the day
Joyful Mysteries
Second Mystery: The Visitation
On the Sundays of Advent many pray the Joyful Mysteries, keeping the season’s focus on the coming and birth of Christ.
“She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!”Luke 1:42
Mary hastens into the hill country to serve her kinswoman Elizabeth. At Mary’s greeting the infant John leaps for joy in Elizabeth’s womb, and Mary sings her song of praise, the Magnificat.
Fruit of the mystery: Love of neighbor
“O Emmanuel” — the O Antiphon for December 23
O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the expectation of the nations and their Savior: come to save us, O Lord our God.
Roman Breviary, Magnificat antiphon (translated for this app)
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This day’s five mysteries (Joyful Mysteries)
- The Annunciation
- The Visitation
- The Nativity
- The Presentation
- The Finding in the Temple
Coming up
- The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Tue, Dec 25 · Solemnity
- Saint Stephen, the First MartyrWed, Dec 26 · Feast
- Saint John, Apostle and EvangelistThu, Dec 27 · Feast
- The Holy Innocents, MartyrsFri, Dec 28 · Feast
- The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephSun, Dec 30 · Feast
Liturgical calendar for the dioceses of the USA (General Roman Calendar and U.S. proper), checked against the USCCB liturgical calendar. Readings: citations from the U.S. Lectionary for Mass, text from the Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain).
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