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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