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💜 Advent

Advent is the first season of each new church year. It begins four Sundays before Christmas (no earlier than November 27, no later than December 3) and ends at Christmas Eve on December 24.

The season is a time to celebrate and anticipate the first and final comings of Christ.

The following table lists each day’s morning and evening psalms as well as the first, second, and gospel readings.

In Year One, the second reading is traditionally meant for the morning and the gospel for evening. In Year Two, the gospel is for the morning and the second reading for evening.

When there is more than one first, second, or gospel reading, then those specified for morning or evening are marked by the 🌞 and 🌛 emoji, respectively. Alternative readings are marked by the 🔀 emoji.

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Daily Office Lectionary Readings for Advent (Year One)
🗓️ Day🌞 Morning
🎶 Psalm		1️⃣ First2️⃣ Second🗞️ Gospel🌛 Evening
🎶 Psalm
First Sunday of Advent
146, 147Isa 1:1–92 Pet 3:1–10Matt 25:1–13111, 112, 113
Monday
1, 2, 3Isa 1:10–201 Thess 1:1–10Luke 20:1–84, 7
Tuesday
5, 6Isa 1:21–311 Thess 2:1–12Luke 20:9–1810, 11
Wednesday
119:1–24Isa 2:1–111 Thess 2:13–20Luke 20:19–2612, 13, 14
Thursday
18:1–20Isa 2:12–221 Thess 3:1–13Luke 20:27–4018:21–50
Friday
16, 17Isa 3:8–151 Thess 4:1–12Luke 20:41–21:422
Saturday
20, 21:1–7(8–14)Isa 4:2–61 Thess 4:13–18Luke 21:5–19110:1–5(6–7), 116, 117
Second Sunday of Advent
148, 149, 150Isa 5:1–72 Pet 3:11–18Luke 7:28–35114, 115
Monday
25Isa 5:8–12, 18–231 Thess 5:1–11Luke 21:20–289, 15
Tuesday
26, 28Isa 5:13–17, 24–251 Thess 5:12–28Luke 21:29–3836, 39
Wednesday
38Isa 6:1–132 Thess 1:1–12John 7:53–8:11119:25–48
Thursday
37:1–18Isa 7:1–92 Thess 2:1–12Luke 22:1–1337:19–42
Friday
31Isa 7:10–252 Thess 2:13–3:5Luke 22:14–3035
Saturday
30, 32Isa 8:1–152 Thess 3:6–18Luke 22:31–3842, 43
Third Sunday of Advent
63:1–8(9–11), 98Isa 13:6–13Heb 12:18–29John 3:22–30103
Monday
41, 52Isa 8:16–9:12 Pet 1:1–11Luke 22:39–5344
Tuesday
45Isa 9:1–72 Pet 1:12–21Luke 22:54–6947, 48
Wednesday
119:49–72Isa 9:8–172 Pet 2:1–10aMark 1:1–849, [53]
Thursday
50Isa 9:18–10:42 Pet 2:10b–16Matt 3:1–12[59], [60], 33
Friday
40, 54Isa 10:5–192 Pet 2:17–22Matt 11:2–1551
Saint Thomas the Apostle
(Saturday)
23, 121Job 42:1–6
Isa 43:8–13		1 Pet 1:3–9John 14:1–727
Fourth Sunday of Advent
24, 29Isa 42:1–12Eph 6:10–20John 3:16–218, 84
Monday
61, 62Isa 11:1–9Rev 20:1–10John 5:30–47112, 115
Christmas Eve
(Tuesday)
45, 46Isa 35:1–10
Isa 59:15b–21		Rev 22:12–17, 21
Phil 2:5–11		Luke 1:67–8089:1–29
Note: References follow abbreviations from the Society of Biblical Literature.