Sundays in November & December 2016
December 25
Saint of the day: Saint Eugenia (d.258)
December 18
Saint of the day: Saint Flannan (d.642)
Reading 1: Isaiah 7:10-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Reading 2: Romans 1:1-7
Alleluia: Matthew 1:23
Gospel: Matthew 1:18-24
December 11
Saint of the day: Saint Damasus I (c.305-384)
Reading 1: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10
Reading 2: James 5:7-10
Alleluia: Isaiah 61:1 (cited in Lk 4:18)
Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11
December 4
Saint of the day: Saint John Damascene (645-749)
Reading 1: Isaiah 11:1-10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
Reading 2: Romans 15:4-9
Alleluia: Luke 3:4, 6
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12
November 27
Saint of the day: Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani (1681-1742)
Reading 1: Isaiah 2:1-5
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Reading 2: Romans 13:11-14
Alleluia: Cf Ps 85:8
Gospel: Matthew 24:37-44
November 20
Saint of the day: Saint Edmund the Martyr (c.841-870)
Reading 1: 2 Samuel 5:1-3
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5
Reading 2: Collossians 1:12-20
Alleluia: Mark 11:9, 10
Gospel: Luke 23:35-43
November 13
Saint of the day: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917)
Reading 1: Malachi 3:19-20a
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 98:5-6, 7-8, 9
Reading 2: 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
Alleluia: Luke 21:28
Gospel: Luke 21:5-19
November 6
Saint of the day: Saint Winoc (d.717)
Reading 1: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15
Reading 2: 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5
Alleluia: Rev 1:5a, 6b
Gospel: Luke 20:27-38
Alternate Gospel: Luke 20:27, 34-38