💜 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 Two)
🗓️ Day	🌞 Morning 🎶 Psalm	1️⃣ First	2️⃣ Second	🗞️ Gospel	🌛 Evening 🎶 Psalm
First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2023	146, 147	Amos 1:1-5, 13–2:8	1 Thess 5:1-11	Luke 21:5–19	111, 112, 113
Monday December 4, 2023	1, 2, 3	Amos 2:6–16	2 Pet 1:1–11	Matt 21:1–11	4, 7
Tuesday December 5, 2023	5, 6	Amos 3:1–11	2 Pet 1:12-21	Matt 21:12-22	10, 11
Wednesday December 6, 2023	119:1–24	Amos 3:12–4:5	2 Pet 3:1-10	Matt 21:23-32	12, 13, 14
Thursday December 7, 2023	18:1–20	Amos 4:6-13	2 Pet 3:11-18	Matt 21:33-46	18:21–50
Friday December 8, 2023	16, 17	Amos 5:1-17	Jude 1-16	Matt 22:1-14	22
Saturday December 9, 2023	20, 21:1–7(8–14)	Amos 5:18-27	Jude 17-25	Matt 22:15-22	110:1–5(6–7), 116, 117
Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2023	148, 149, 150	Amos 6:1-14	2 Thess 1:5–12	Luke 1:57–68	114, 115
Monday December 11, 2023	25	Amos 7:1–9	Rev 1:1–8	Matt 22:23–33	9, 15
Tuesday December 12, 2023	26, 28	Amos 7:10–17	Rev 1:9–16	Matt 22:34–46	36, 39
Wednesday December 13, 2023	38	Amos 8:1–14	Rev 1:17–2:7	Matt 23:1–12	119:25–48
Thursday December 14, 2023	37:1–18	Amos 9:1–10	Rev 2:8–17	Matt 23:13–26	37:19–42
Friday December 15, 2023	31	Hag 1:1–15	Rev 2:18–29	Matt 23:27–39	35
Saturday December 16, 2023	30, 32	Hag 2:1–9	Rev 3:1–6	Matt 24:1–14	42, 43
Third Sunday of Advent December 17, 2023	63:1–8(9–11), 98	Amos 9:11–15	2 Thess 2:1–3, 13–17	John 5:30–47	103
Monday December 18, 2023	41, 52	Zech 1:7–17	Rev 3:7–13	Matt 24:15–31	44
Tuesday December 19, 2023	45	Zech 2:1–13	Rev 3:14–22	Matt 24:32–44	47, 48
Wednesday December 20, 2023	119:49–72	Zech 3:1–10	Rev 4:1–8	Matt 24:45–51	49, [53]
Saint Thomas the Apostle (Thursday) December 21, 2023	23, 121	Job 42:1–6 Isa 43:8–13	1 Pet 1:3–9	John 14:1–7	27
Friday December 22, 2023	40, 54	Zech 7:8–8:8	Rev 5:6–14	Matt 25:14–30	51
Saturday December 23, 2023	55	Zech 8:9–17	Rev 6:1–17	Matt 25:31–46	138, 139:1–17(18–23)
Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24, 2023	24, 29	Gen 3:8–15	Rev 12:1–10	John 3:16–21	8, 84
Note: References follow abbreviations from the Society of Biblical Literature.