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Advent 2018 General Roman Calendar
From Sunday, 2 December 2018 to Monday, 24 December 2018. The Sunday readings are from Year C, the weekdays from Year I (why).
Advent prepares for Christmas over four Sundays. The vestments are violet, and rose may be worn on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday. From 17 December the weekdays have their own readings, turning from the Lord’s coming at the end of time to his birth.
The 1962 Missal keeps the same four Sundays, with rose on Gaudete Sunday, and the Ember days on the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after it.
| Day | Ordinary Form | 1962 Missal |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 2 Dec | First Sunday of AdventFirst Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 · Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2 · Gospel: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 | I Sunday of Advent Class IEpistle: Rom 13:11-14 · Gospel: Luke 21:25-33 |
| Sat 8 Dec | The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MaryFirst Reading: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 · Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 · Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 | Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Class IEpistle: Prov 8:22-35 · Gospel: Luke 1:26-28 |
| Sun 9 Dec | Second Sunday of AdventFirst Reading: Baruch 5:1-9 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 · Second Reading: Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 · Gospel: Luke 3:1-6 | II Sunday of Advent Class IEpistle: Rom 15:4-13 · Gospel: Matt 11:2-10 |
| Sun 16 Dec | Third Sunday of AdventFirst Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-18a · Responsorial Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 · Second Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 · Gospel: Luke 3:10-18 | III Sunday of Advent Class IEpistle: Phil 4:4-7 · Gospel: John 1:19-28 |
| Sun 23 Dec | Fourth Sunday of AdventFirst Reading: Micah 5:1-4a · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 · Second Reading: Hebrews 10:5-10 · Gospel: Luke 1:39-45 | IV Sunday of Advent Class IEpistle: 1 Cor. 4:1-5 · Gospel: Luke 3:1-6 |
Each day’s page has the readings in full (World English Bible) and the 1962 propers in Latin and English. Read about the liturgical colours.