Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent Mass in the MorningLuke 1:67-79“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;for he has come to his people and set them free.He has raised up for us a mighty Savior,born of the house of his servant David."
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of AdventLuke 1:57-66Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed,and he spoke blessing God.Then fear came upon all their neighbors,and all these matters were discussedthroughout the hill country of Judea.All who heard these things took them to heart, saying,“What, then, will this child be?For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.”
Monday of the Fourth Week of AdventLuke 1:46-56“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;my spirit rejoices in God my savior.for he has looked upon his lowly servant."
Friday of the Third Week of AdventLuke 1:5-25"After this time his wife Elizabeth conceived,and she went into seclusion for five months, saying,“So has the Lord done for me at a time when he has seen fitto take away my disgrace before others.”
Thursday of the Third Week of AdventMatthew 1:18-25This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,but before they lived together,she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Wednesday of the Third Week of AdventMatthew 1:1-17Thus the total number of generationsfrom Abraham to Davidis fourteen generations;from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations;from the Babylonian exile to the Christ,fourteen generations.
Tuesday of the Third Week of AdventMatthew 21:28-32"When John came to you in the way of righteousness,you did not believe him;but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that,you did not later change your minds and believe him.”
Monday of the Third Week of AdventMatthew 21:23-27When Jesus had come into the temple area,the chief priests and the elders of the people approached himas he was teaching and said,"By what authority are you doing these things?And who gave you this authority?"
Feast of Our Lady of GuadalupeLuke 1:26-38“Do not be afraid, Mary,for you have found favor with God.Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son,and you shall name him Jesus.He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever,and of his Kingdom there will be no end.”
Thursday of the Second Week of AdventMatthew 11:11-15Jesus said to the crowds:“Amen, I say to you,among those born of womenthere has been none greater than John the Baptist;yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
Wednesday of the Second Week of AdventMatthew 11:28-30Jesus said to the crowds:"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,and I will give you rest."
Tuesday of the Second Week of AdventMatthew 18:12-14Jesus said to his disciples:"What is your opinion?If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray,will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hillsand go in search of the stray?And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over itthan over the ninety-nine that did not stray.In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Fatherthat one of these little ones be lost."
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MaryLuke 1:26-38Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.May it be done to me according to your word."Then the angel departed from her.
Friday of the First Week of AdventMatthew 9:27-31When he entered the house,the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them,"Do you believe that I can do this?""Yes, Lord," they said to him.Then he touched their eyes and said,"Let it be done for you according to your faith."
Thursday of the First Week of AdventMatthew 7:21, 24-27“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on themwill be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came,and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock."
Memorial of Saint Francis XavierMark 16:15-20Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them:"Go into the whole worldand proclaim the Gospel to every creature.Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;whoever does not believe will be condemned.These signs will accompany those who believe:in my name they will drive out demons,they will speak new languages."
Tuesday of the First Week of AdventLuke 10:21-24Turning to the disciples in private he said,"Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.For I say to you,many prophets and kings desired to see what you see,but did not see it,and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it."
Monday of the First Week of AdventMatthew 8:5-11When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,"Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.I say to you, many will come from the east and the west,and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacobat the banquet in the Kingdom of heaven."
Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 21:29-33"Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass awayuntil all these things have taken place.Heaven and earth will pass away,but my words will not pass away."
Thursday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time - ThanksgivingLuke 17:11-19They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.”As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed,returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him."