Biblical Readings for Office and Mass | 4th Sunday/Christmas Octave | |||||||||||||
Mass Readings: Sunday (B), Weekdays (II) | December 24 – 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Sun | 24 | Mon | 25 | Tue | 26 | Wed | 27 | Thu | 28 | Fri | 29 | Sat | 30 | |
Office | 4th Sunday of Advent | Nativity of the Lord | St Stephen | St John | Holy Innocents | 5th Day in Christmas Octave | 6th Day in Christmas Octave | |||||||
Vigils | Isa 44:1-8, 21-23 | *vigil and midnight Mass | Acts 6:1-15 | Wis 7:21-8:1 | Exod 1:6-22 | Song 1:1-11 | Song 1:12-2:7 | |||||||
Lauds | Isa 63:15-19 | Baruch 3:36-4:4 | 2 Chron 24:17-22 | Prov 8:22-30 | Baruch 4:21-29 | Isa 51:1-8 | Isa 52:8-12 | |||||||
Mass | 11 | 16 | 696 | 697 | 698 | 202 | 203 | |||||||
1st | 2 Sam 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 | Isa 52:7-10 | Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 | 1 John 1:1-4 | 1 John 1:5-2:2 | 1 John 2:3-11 | 1 John 2:12-17 | |||||||
2nd | Rom 16:25-27 | Heb 1:1-6 | ||||||||||||
Gospel | Luke 1:26-38 | John 1:1-18 | Matt 10:17-22 | John 20:1a, 2-8 | Matt 2:13-18 | Luke 2:22-35 | Luke 2:36-40 | |||||||
Vespers | 2 Pet 3:8-14 | 1 John 4:7-16 | Acts 7:51-8:2 | Acts 4:13-20 | 1 Pet 4:12-19 | Col 1:1-8 | Phil 2:1-11 | |||||||
*Midnight Mass: 1) Isa 9:1-6 2) Titus 2:11-14 Gospel) Luke 2:1-14