December 2025

 

First week of Advent.

 Default texts: Ordinary of Advent; collect of the Sunday.

Sunday 30 November – First Sunday of Advent, Class I. 

Monday 1 December – Class III [In some places: Blessed Richard, Hugo, John and companions, Class III]. 

Tuesday 2 December - Class III; com of St Peter Chrysologus. 

Wednesday 3 December – Class III; com of St Francis Xavier [EF: St Bibiana].

Thursday 4 December – Class III [Previously: Illation of relics of St Benedict]. 

Friday 5 December – Class III [EF: St Sabbas, memorial]. 

Saturday 6 December – Class III; com of St Nicholas at Lauds. 1 Vespers of the Second Sunday of Advent.  

Second week of Advent.

 Default texts: Ordinary of Advent; collect of the Sunday.

Sunday 7 December – Second Sunday of Advent, Class I [St Ambrose is not marked this year under the 1960 rubrics; previously, commemoration]. At Vespers, com of the Immaculate Conception. 

Monday 8 December – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Class I, with com of Advent day at L&V [Previously: with an octave]. 

Tuesday 9 December – Class III [In some places; St Juan Diego]. 

Wednesday 10 December – Class III [Previously: St Melchiades, Memorial]. 

Thursday 11 December – Class III; com of St Damasus [In some places: Our Lady of Guadeloupe]. 

Friday 12 December – Class III. 

Saturday 13 December – St Lucy, Class III; com of the Advent day at Lauds. 1 Vespers of Third Sunday in Advent.

Third week of Advent.

 Default texts: Ordinary of Advent; collect of the Sunday. **From Dec 17, antiphons for psalms of day of the week between 17-23 Dec; O antiphons at Vespers.

Sunday 14 December – Third Sunday of Advent, Class I. 

Monday 15 December – Class III. 

Tuesday 16 December – Class III [EF: St Eusebius]. 

Wednesday 17 December – Ember Wednesday of Advent, Class II**. 

Thursday 18 December – Class II. 

Friday 19 December – Ember Friday of Advent, Class II. 

Saturday 20 December – Ember Friday of Advent, Class II. 1 Vespers for the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Fourth week of Advent/Christmas. 

Default texts to December 23: Ordinary of Advent; collect of the Sunday.

Sunday 21 December – Fourth Sunday of Advent, Class I, at Lauds antiphon Nolite timere [St Thomas is not marked in the Office this year under the 1960 rubrics; previously, commemoration]. 

Monday 22 December – Class II. 

Tuesday 23 December – Class II; Benedictus antiphon Ecce completa est. 

Wednesday 24 December – Vigil of the Nativity, Class I. 1 Vespers of the Nativity of Our Lord. 

Thursday 25 December – The Nativity of Our Lord, Class I with a Class II Octave. 

Friday 26 December – St Stephen with com of Octave at L&V, Class II. 

Saturday 27 December – St John with com of Octave at Lauds. 1 Vespers of the Sunday within the Octave.

Octave of the Nativity/Nativitytide.

Sunday 28 December – Sunday within the Octave, Class II; com of Holy Innocents. 

Monday 29 December – Fifth Day within the Octave, Class II [Previously/EF: St Thomas Beckett, Memorial]. 

Tuesday 30 December – Sixth Day within the Octave, Class II. 

Wednesday 31 December – Seventh Day within the Octave, Class II; com of St Sylvester; 1 Vespers of the Octave day.