Tempus liturgicum
Advent 2008 England
From Sunday, 30 November 2008 to Wednesday, 24 December 2008. The Sunday readings are from Year B, 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 30 Nov | First Sunday of AdventFirst Reading: Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 · Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 · Gospel: Mark 13:33-37 | I Sunday of Advent Class IEpistle: Rom 13:11-14 · Gospel: Luke 21:25-33 |
| Sun 7 Dec | Second Sunday of AdventFirst Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85:9-12, 13-14 · Second Reading: 2 Peter 3:8-14 · Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 | II Sunday of Advent Class IEpistle: Rom 15:4-13 · Gospel: Matt 11:2-10 |
| Mon 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 14 Dec | Third Sunday of AdventFirst Reading: Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11 · Responsorial Psalm: Luke 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54 · Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 · Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28 | III Sunday of Advent Class IEpistle: Phil 4:4-7 · Gospel: John 1:19-28 |
| Sun 21 Dec | Fourth Sunday of AdventFirst Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 · Second Reading: Romans 16:25-27 · Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 | 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.