Liturgical Calendar
Roman Missal of 1962 (Extraordinary Form)
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1 Monday in the 1st Week of Advent2 St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr3 St. Francis Xavier, Confessor4 St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church5 Friday in the 1st Week of Advent6 St. Nicholas, Bishop and Confessor7 2nd Sunday of Advent8 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary9 Tuesday in the 2nd Week of Advent10 Wednesday in the 2nd Week of Advent11 St. Damasus, Pope and Confessor12 Friday in the 2nd Week of Advent13 St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr14 3rd Sunday of Advent15 Monday in the 3rd Week of Advent16 St. Eusebius, Bishop and Martyr17 Wednesday in the 3rd Week of Advent18 Thursday in the 3rd Week of Advent19 Friday in the 3rd Week of Advent20 Saturday in the 3rd Week of Advent21 4th Sunday of Advent22 Monday in the 4th Week of Advent23 Tuesday in the 4th Week of Advent24 Christmas Eve25 Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ26 St. Stephen the First Martyr27 St. John the Apostle, Evangelist28 4th Day in the Octave of Christmas29 Fifth day of the Octave of Christmas30 Sixth day of the Octave of Christmas31 Seventh day of the Octave of Christmas
Sunday, December 7, 2025 Class I
2nd Sunday of Advent
- Source
- tempora · tempora/Adv2-0
Rubrics
Gloria: no Credo: yes
Commemorations
- St. Ambrose, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church Class III
Mass propers
Introit
Is 30:30
Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes: et audítam fáciet Dóminus glóriam vocis suæ in lætítia cordis vestri.
People of Sion, behold the Lord shall come to save the nations; and the Lord shall make the glory of His voice to be heard, in the joy of your heart.
Ps 79:2
Qui regis Israël, inténde: qui dedúcis, velut ovem, Joseph.
O Shepherd of Israel, hearken, O Guide of the flock of Joseph!
Pópulus Sion, ecce, Dóminus véniet ad salvándas gentes: et audítam fáciet Dóminus glóriam vocis suæ in lætítia cordis vestri.
People of Sion, behold the Lord shall come to save the nations; and the Lord shall make the glory of His voice to be heard, in the joy of your heart.
Collect
Excita, Dómine, corda nostra ad præparándas Unigéniti tui vias: ut, per ejus advéntum, purificátis tibi méntibus servíre mereámur:
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the ways of Your only-begotten Son, so that through His coming we may be able to serve You with purified minds.
Epistle
Lectio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apostoli ad Romános
Lesson from the letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Romans
Rom 15:4-13.
Fratres: Quæcúmque scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrínam scripta sunt: ut per patiéntiam et consolatiónem Scripturárum spem habeámus. Deus autem patiéntiæ et solácii det vobis idípsum sápere in altérutrum secúndum Jesum Christum: ut unánimes, uno ore honorificétis Deum et Patrem Dómini nostri Jesu Christi. Propter quod suscípite ínvicem, sicut et Christus suscépit vos in honórem Dei. Dico enim Christum Jesum minístrum fuísse circumcisiónis propter veritátem Dei, ad confirmándas promissiónes patrum: gentes autem super misericórdia honoráre Deum, sicut scriptum est: Proptérea confitébor tibi in géntibus, Dómine, et nómini tuo cantábo. Et íterum dicit: Lætámini, gentes, cum plebe ejus. Et iterum: Laudáte, omnes gentes, Dóminum: et magnificáte eum, omnes pópuli. Et rursus Isaías ait: Erit radix Jesse, et qui exsúrget régere gentes, in eum gentes sperábunt. Deus autem spei répleat vos omni gáudio et pace in credéndo: ut abundétis in spe et virtúte Spíritus Sancti.
Brethren: Whatever things have been written have been written for our instruction, that through the patience and the consolation afforded by the Scriptures we may have hope. May then the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind towards one another according to Jesus Christ; that, one in spirit, you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive one another, even as Christ has received you to the honor of God. For I say that Christ Jesus has been a minister of the circumcision in order to show God’s fidelity in confirming the promises made to our fathers, but that the Gentiles glorify God because of His mercy, as it is written, Therefore will I praise You among the Gentiles, and will sing to Your name. And again He says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people. And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; and sing His praises, all you peoples. And again Isaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and He Who shall arise to rule the Gentiles... in Him the Gentiles shall hope. Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Gradual
Ps 49:2-3; 49:5
Ex Sion species decóris ejus: Deus maniféste véniet,
From Sion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
Congregáte illi sanctos ejus, qui ordinavérunt testaméntum ejus super sacrifícia. Allelúja, allelúja,
Gather His faithful ones before Him, those who have made a covenant with Him by sacrifice. Alleluia, alleluia.
Ps 121:1
Lætátus sum in his, quæ dicta sunt mihi: in domum Dómini íbimus. Allelúja.
I rejoiced because they said to me: We will go up to the house of the Lord. Alleluia.
Gospel
Sequéntia ++ sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum
Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 11:2-10
In illo tempore: Cum audísset Joánnes in vínculis ópera Christi, mittens duos de discípulis suis, ait illi: Tu es, qui ventúrus es, an alium exspectámus? Et respóndens Jesus, ait illis: Eúntes renuntiáte Joánni, quæ audístis et vidístis. Cæci vident, claudi ámbulant, leprósi mundántur, surdi áudiunt, mórtui resúrgunt, páuperes evangelizántur: et beátus est, qui non fúerit scandalizátus in me. Illis autem abeúntibus, cœpit Jesus dícere ad turbas de Joánne: Quid exístis in desértum vidére? arúndinem vento agitátam? Sed quid exístis vidére? hóminem móllibus vestitum? Ecce, qui móllibus vestiúntur, in dómibus regum sunt. Sed quid exístis vidére? Prophétam? Etiam dico vobis, et plus quam Prophétam. Hic est enim, de quo scriptum est: Ecce, ego mitto Angelum meum ante fáciem tuam, qui præparábit viam tuam ante te.
At that time, when John had heard in prison of the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to say to Him, Are You He Who is to come, or shall we look for another? And Jesus answering said to them, Go and report to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise, the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not scandalized in Me. Then, as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft garments are in the houses of kings. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before Your face, who shall make ready Your way before You.’
Offertory
Ps 84:7-8
Deus, tu convérsus vivificábis nos, et plebs tua lætábitur in te: osténde nobis, Dómine, misericórdiam tuam, et salutáre tuum da nobis.
Will You not, O God, give us life; and shall not Your people rejoice in You? Show us, O Lord, Your kindness, and grant us Your salvation.
Secret
Placáre, quǽsumus, Dómine, humilitátis nostræ précibus et hóstiis: et, ubi nulla suppétunt suffrágia meritórum, tuis nobis succúrre præsídiis.
Be appeased, we beseech You, O Lord, by the prayers and offerings of our human frailty, and where the support of our own merits is lacking, come to our assistance with Your protection.
Communion
Bar 5:5; 4:36
Jerúsalem, surge et sta in excélso, et vide jucunditátem, quæ véniet tibi a Deo tuo.
Up, Jerusalem! stand upon the heights; and behold the joy that comes to you from your God.
Postcommunion
Repléti cibo spirituális alimóniæ, súpplices te, Dómine, deprecámur: ut, hujus participatióne mystérii, dóceas nos terréna despícere et amáre cœléstia.
We who have been refreshed by the food of spiritual nourishment, humbly beseech You, O Lord, that through partaking of this sacrament You will teach us to disdain the things of earth and love those of heaven.
Additional readings
GradualeF
Ps 49:2-3; 49:5
Ex Sion species decóris ejus: Deus maniféste véniet,
Congregáte illi sanctos ejus, qui ordinavérunt testaméntum ejus super sacrifícia.
From Sion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
Gather His faithful ones before Him, those who have made a covenant with Him by sacrifice.