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December 2026 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
1 Tue Abstinence
Tuesday after Advent I
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Before they came together”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Tuesday after Advent I “Seek ye the Lord”Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Abstinence
2 Wed Liturgical color: white.
2 Wed Fasting Abstinence d
St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationSt Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Wednesday after Advent I “Out of Sion”Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Wednesday after Advent I “After me”
Fasting Abstinence d
3 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
3 Thu Abstinence
Thursday after Advent I
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed art thou”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I will wait” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Abstinence
4 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
4 Fri Fasting Abstinence
Friday after Advent I
1 commemorationSt Barbara, Virgin & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Lo, there cometh one” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Out of Egypt” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “I will liken him”
Fasting Abstinence
5 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
5 Sat Abstinence
Saturday before Advent II
1 commemorationSt Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Fear not” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday of Advent Mag. “Come, O Lord, in peace” Com. St Nicholas “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Abstinence
6 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
6 Sun Abstinence 2cl
II Sunday of Advent
1 commemorationSt Nicholas
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now when John” Com. St Nicholas “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Art thou he” Com. St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. St Nicholas “The Lord loved him”
Abstinence 2cl
7 Mon Liturgical color: white.
7 Mon Fasting Abstinence gd
St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Monday after Advent II “From heaven there cometh”
Vespers
I Vespers of Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “All generations” Com. St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Monday after Advent II “Behold the King shall come”
Fasting Abstinence gd
8 Tue Liturgical color: white.
8 Tue Abstinence 2cl
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Office details
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”
Abstinence 2cl
9 Wed Liturgical color: white.
9 Wed Fasting Abstinence sd
Day II within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Wednesday after Advent II “Behold I send my messenger”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Wednesday after Advent II “Sion”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence sd
10 Thu Liturgical color: white.
10 Thu Abstinence sd
Day III within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Thursday after Advent II “Thou, O Lord”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Thursday after Advent II “He that cometh after me”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Abstinence sd
11 Fri Liturgical color: white.
11 Fri Fasting Abstinence sd
Day IV within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Damasus, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Friday after Advent II “Say to them”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Friday after Advent II “Sing unto the Lord”
Fasting Abstinence sd
12 Sat Liturgical color: white.
12 Sat Abstinence sd
Day V within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Saturday before Advent III “The Lord shall set up an ensign”
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) Mag. “Before me” Com. St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr “In thy patience”Com. Day VI within Conception Octave “All generations”Com. St Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
Abstinence sd
13 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
13 Sun Abstinence 2cl
III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete)
3 commemorationsSt Lucy, Virgin & MartyrDay VI within Conception OctaveSt Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He shall sit upon the throne” Com. St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr “A pillar art thou”Com. Day VI within Conception Octave “The Lord God said”Com. St Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Blessed art thou” Com. Day VII within Conception Octave “All generations”Com. St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr “With such gravity”
Abstinence 2cl
14 Mon Liturgical color: white.
14 Mon Fasting Abstinence sd
Day VII within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Monday after Advent III “There shall come forth”
Vespers
I Vespers of Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M. Mag. “All generations” Com. Monday after Advent III “All generations”
Fasting Abstinence sd
15 Tue Liturgical color: white.
15 Tue Abstinence gd
Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Tuesday after Advent III “Thou, Bethlehem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Tuesday after Advent III “Awake, awake”Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Abstinence gd
16 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
16 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Wednesday in Advent
1 commemorationSt Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Angel” Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Behold the handmaid of the Lord”
Fasting Abstinence f2
17 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
17 Thu Abstinence
Thursday after Advent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Be ye watchful”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Wisdom” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “The Holy Ghost”
Abstinence
18 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
18 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Friday in Advent
1 commemorationExpectation of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “For lo, as soon” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “He shall sit upon the throne”
Vespers
Mag. “O Adonai” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “O Virgin of Virgins”
Fasting Abstinence f2
19 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
19 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Saturday in Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “How shall this be”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday of Advent Mag. “O Root of Jesse”
Fasting Abstinence f2
20 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
20 Sun Abstinence 2cl
IV Sunday of Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hail, Mary”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Thomas, Apostle Mag. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. IV Sunday of Advent “O Key of David”
Abstinence 2cl
21 Mon Liturgical color: red.
21 Mon Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Thomas, Apostle
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Monday after Advent IV “Be not afraid”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Monday after Advent IV “O Day-spring”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
22 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
22 Tue Abstinence
Tuesday after Advent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Awake, awake”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O King of Nations”
Abstinence
23 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
23 Wed Fasting Abstinence
Wednesday after Advent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Behold all things are fulfilled”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Emmanuel”
Fasting Abstinence
24 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
24 Thu 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 Fri Liturgical color: white.
25 Fri 1cl
The Nativity of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day” Com. St Stephen, Protomartyr “And Stephen, full of faith and power”
1cl
26 Sat Liturgical color: red.
26 Sat 2cl
St Stephen, Protomartyr
1 commemorationDay II within the Nativity Octave
Office details
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”
2cl
27 Sun Liturgical color: white.
27 Sun 2cl
St John, Apostle and Evangelist
1 commemorationDay III within the Nativity Octave
Office details
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 Mon Liturgical color: red.
28 Mon 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 Tue Liturgical color: white.
29 Tue sd
Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
1 commemorationDay V within the Nativity Octave
Office details
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 Wed Liturgical color: white.
30 Wed sd
Day VI within the Nativity Octave
Office details
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 Thu Liturgical color: white.
31 Thu d
St Sylvester, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationDay VII within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Day VII within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
I Vespers of Circumcision of Our Lord Mag. “God”
d