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December 2025 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Mon Liturgical color: red.
1 Mon Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Andrew, Apostle
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Lauds
Ben. “Yield up to us” Com. Monday after Advent I “The Angel of the Lord”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “When blessed Andrew” Com. St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Monday after Advent I “Lift up thine eyes”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
2 Tue Liturgical color: white.
2 Tue Abstinence d
St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationSt Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Tuesday after Advent I “Before they came together”Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Tuesday after Advent I “Seek ye the Lord”
Abstinence d
3 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
3 Wed Fasting Abstinence
Wednesday after Advent I
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Out of Sion”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “After me” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Fasting Abstinence
4 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
4 Thu Abstinence
Thursday after Advent I
1 commemorationSt Barbara, Virgin & Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “Blessed art thou” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I will wait” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “I will liken him”
Abstinence
5 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
5 Fri Fasting Abstinence
Friday after Advent I
1 commemorationSt Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot
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Lauds
Ben. “Lo, there cometh one” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Nicholas Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Friday after Advent I “Out of Egypt”
Fasting Abstinence
6 Sat Liturgical color: white.
6 Sat Abstinence d
St Nicholas
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Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Saturday before Advent II “Fear not”
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday of Advent Mag. “Come, O Lord, in peace” Com. St Nicholas “The Lord loved him”Com. St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Abstinence d
7 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
7 Sun Abstinence 2cl
II Sunday of Advent
1 commemorationSt Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now when John” Com. St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “All generations” Com. II Sunday of Advent “Art thou he”Com. St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Abstinence 2cl
8 Mon Liturgical color: white.
8 Mon Fasting Abstinence 2cl
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Monday after Advent II “From heaven there cometh”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Monday after Advent II “Behold the King shall come”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
9 Tue Liturgical color: white.
9 Tue Abstinence sd
Day II within Conception Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Tuesday after Advent II “The Lord shall arise upon thee”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Tuesday after Advent II “The voice of one crying”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Abstinence sd
10 Wed Liturgical color: white.
10 Wed Fasting Abstinence sd
Day III within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Wednesday after Advent II “Behold I send my messenger”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Wednesday after Advent II “Sion”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Fasting Abstinence sd
11 Thu Liturgical color: white.
11 Thu Abstinence sd
Day IV within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Damasus, Bishop & Confessor
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Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Thursday after Advent II “Thou, O Lord”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Thursday after Advent II “He that cometh after me”
Abstinence sd
12 Fri Liturgical color: white.
12 Fri Fasting Abstinence sd
Day V within Conception Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Friday after Advent II “Say to them”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr Mag. “In thy patience” Com. Day V within Conception Octave “Let us celebrate”Com. Friday after Advent II “Sing unto the Lord”Com. St Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
Fasting Abstinence sd
13 Sat Liturgical color: red.
13 Sat Abstinence gd
St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr
2 commemorationsDay VI within Conception OctaveSt Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor
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Lauds
Ben. “A pillar art thou” Com. Day VI within Conception Octave “The Lord God said”Com. Saturday before Advent III “The Lord shall set up an ensign”Com. St Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) Mag. “Before me” Com. St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr “With such gravity”Com. Day VII within Conception Octave “All generations”
Abstinence gd
14 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
14 Sun Abstinence 2cl
III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete)
1 commemorationDay VII within Conception Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “He shall sit upon the throne” Com. Day VII within Conception Octave “The Lord God said”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Blessed art thou” Com. Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M. “All generations”
Abstinence 2cl
15 Mon Liturgical color: white.
15 Mon Fasting Abstinence gd
Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M.
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Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Monday after Advent III “There shall come forth”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Monday after Advent III “All generations”Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence gd
16 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
16 Tue Abstinence
Tuesday after Advent III
1 commemorationSt Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou, Bethlehem” Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Awake, awake”
Abstinence
17 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
17 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Wednesday in Advent
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Lauds
Ben. “The Angel”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Expectation of the B.V.M. Mag. “The Holy Ghost”
Fasting Abstinence f2
18 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
18 Thu Abstinence gd
Expectation of the B.V.M.
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Lauds
Ben. “He shall sit upon the throne” Com. Thursday after Advent III “Be ye watchful”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Virgin of Virgins” Com. Thursday after Advent III “O Adonai”
Abstinence gd
19 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
19 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Friday in Advent
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Lauds
Ben. “For lo, as soon”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Root of Jesse”
Fasting Abstinence f2
20 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
20 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Saturday in Advent
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Lauds
Ben. “How shall this be”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday of Advent Mag. “O Key of David”
Fasting Abstinence f2
21 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
21 Sun Abstinence 2cl
IV Sunday of Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Be not afraid”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Thomas, Apostle Mag. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. IV Sunday of Advent “O Day-spring”
Abstinence 2cl
22 Mon Liturgical color: red.
22 Mon Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Thomas, Apostle
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Lauds
Ben. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Monday after Advent IV “Thus saith the Lord”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Monday after Advent IV “O King of Nations”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
23 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
23 Tue Abstinence
Tuesday after Advent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “Behold all things are fulfilled”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Emmanuel”
Abstinence
24 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
24 Wed Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Saviour”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Nativity of Our Lord Mag. “When the sun hath risen”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
25 Thu Liturgical color: white.
25 Thu 1cl
The Nativity of Our Lord
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Lauds
Ben. “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day” Com. St Stephen, Protomartyr “And Stephen, full of faith and power”
1cl
26 Fri Liturgical color: red.
26 Fri Abstinence 2cl
St Stephen, Protomartyr
1 commemorationDay II within the Nativity Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “And Stephen, full of faith and power” Com. Day II within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Devout men” Com. St John, Apostle and Evangelist “This is the same John”Com. Day II within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
Abstinence 2cl
27 Sat Liturgical color: white.
27 Sat 2cl
St John, Apostle and Evangelist
1 commemorationDay III within the Nativity Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “This is the same John” Com. Day III within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “There went this saying abroad” Com. The Holy Innocents, Martyrs “These are they”Com. Day III within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
2cl
28 Sun Liturgical color: red.
28 Sun 2cl
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
1 commemorationDay IV within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “These are they” Com. Day IV within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Then were innocent children” Com. Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity “While all things”Com. Day IV within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
2cl
29 Mon Liturgical color: white.
29 Mon sd
Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
1 commemorationDay V within the Nativity Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “While all things” Com. Day V within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Child Jesus” Com. Day V within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
sd
30 Tue Liturgical color: white.
30 Tue sd
Day VI within the Nativity Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “Glory”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Sylvester, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Day VI within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
sd
31 Wed Liturgical color: white.
31 Wed d
St Sylvester, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationDay VII within the Nativity Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Day VII within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
I Vespers of Circumcision of Our Lord Mag. “God”
d