2000

December

 Sundays: Year B; From Advent Sunday: Year C
Fri 1 Saturday Office
Charles de Foucauld, Hermit in the Sahara, 1916
Sat 2 Saturday Office; Eve of morrow: Tuesday Office; Advent Prose
Sun 3 The First Sunday of Advent
Tuesday Office, Office Week 1, pp 341-2
Sundays: Year C begins today
Mon 4 Tuesday Office
John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c.749
Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637
Tue 5 Tuesday Office
Wed 6 Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326
III, Tuesday Office,
of Bishops, p 478
Thu 7 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the Faith, 397
III, Tuesday Office,
of Teachers, p 478
Fri 8 The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
II, Wednesday Office, of the BVM, p 479
Sat 9 Tuesday Office; EP Collect of morrow
Sun 10 The Second Sunday of Advent
Tuesday Office, Office Week 2, p 343
Mon 11 Tuesday Office
Tue 12 Tuesday Office
Wed 13 Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304
III, Tuesday Office,
of Martyrs, p479
Samuel Johnson, Moralist, 1784
Thu 14 John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher of the Faith, 1591
III, Tuesday Office,
of Teachers, p 480
Fri 15 Tuesday Office
Sat 16 Tuesday Office; EP Collect of morrow
Sun 17 The Third Sunday of Advent
Tuesday Office, Office Week 3, p 344
O Sapientia & ff., pp 346-7
Mon 18 Tuesday Office
Tue 19 Tuesday Office
Wed 20 Tuesday Office
Thu 21 Tuesday Office
Fri 22 Tuesday Office
Sat 23 Tuesday Office; EP Collect of morrow
Sun 24 The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Tuesday Office, Office Week 4, p 345
EP of Christmas Eve, Wednesday Office, propers, p 348
Mon 25 CHRISTMAS DAY
I, Wednesday Office, pp 349-350
Propers of Christmas until 5 Jan (except 1 Jan)
Tue 26 Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr
II, Wednesday Office, p 352
Wed 27 John, Apostle and Evangelist
II, Wednesday Office, p 352
Thu 28 The Holy Innocents
II, Wednesday Office, p 353
Fri 29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170
III, Wednesday Office, p 353
Sat 30 Wednesday Office
Sun 31 The First Sunday of Christmas
Wednesday Office, Office Week 5, p 351
Eve of morrow, p 355

Lesser Festivals and Commemorations omitted this year except, where appropriate, by a mention in prayer

3 Dec      Francis Xavier, Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552
17 Dec    Eglantine Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of 'Save The Children', 1928
31 Dec    John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384

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 -
see note


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