1999 | December | Sundays: Year B |
Wed | 1 | Charles de Foucauld, Hermit in the Sahara, 1916 Tuesday Office |
Thu | 2 | Tuesday Office |
Fri | 3 | Francis Xavier, Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552 Tuesday Office, of Missionaries, p 478 |
Sat | 4 | John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c.749 Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 Tuesday Office, [of Religious, p 478]; EP Collect of morrow |
Sun | 5 | The Second Sunday of Advent Tuesday Office, Office Week 2, p 343 |
Mon | 6 | Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326 Tuesday Office, of Bishops, p 486 |
Tue | 7 | Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the Faith, 397 Tuesday Office, of Teachers, p 478 |
Wed | 8 | The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday Office, of the BVM, p 479 |
Thu | 9 | Tuesday Office |
Fri | 10 | Tuesday Office |
Sat | 11 | Tuesday Office; EP Collect of morrow |
Sun | 12 | The Third Sunday of Advent Tuesday Office, Office Week 3, p 344 |
Mon | 13 | Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304 Samuel Johnson, Moralist, 1784 Tuesday Office, of Martyrs, p 479 |
Tue | 14 | John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher of the Faith, 1591 Tuesday Office, of Teachers, p 480 |
Wed | 15 | Tuesday Office |
Thu | 16 | Tuesday Office |
Fri | 17 | Eglantine Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of 'Save The Children', 1928 O Sapientia & ff., pp 346-7;Tuesday Office |
Sat | 18 | Tuesday Office; EP Collect of morrow |
Sun | 19 | The Fourth Sunday of Advent Tuesday Office, Office Week 4, p 345 |
Mon | 20 | Tuesday Office |
Tue | 21 | Tuesday Office |
Wed | 22 | Tuesday Office |
Thu | 23 | Tuesday Office |
Fri | 24 | Christmas Eve Tuesday Office; EP of Christmas Eve, Wednesday Office, propers, p 348 |
Sat | 25 | CHRISTMAS DAY Wednesday Office, pp 349-350; Propers of Christmas until 5 Jan (except 1 Jan) |
Sun | 26 | Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr Wednesday Office, p 352 or The First Sunday after Christmas Christmas 1, Wednesday Office, Office Week 5, p 351 |
Mon | 27 | John, Apostle and Evangelist Wednesday Office, p 352 |
Tue | 28 | The Holy Innocents Wednesday Office, p 353 |
Wed | 29 | Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr (if transferred) Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170 Wednesday Office, p 353 |
Thu | 30 | Wednesday Office, p 354 |
Fri | 31 | John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384 Wednesday Office; Eve of morrow, p 355 |
Other dates
Thomas the Apostle may be celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July
Thomas Becket may be celebrated on 7 July instead of 29 December
Ember Days should be kept, under the bishop's directions, in the week before an ordination as days of prayer for
those to be made deacon or priest. Traditionally, they have been observed on the Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
within the weeks before the Third Sunday of Advent, the Second Sunday of Lent, and the Sundays nearest to 29 June
and 29 September.
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