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Advent Weekday of Saturday December 23, 2023

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December 23, 2023

(Cf. Isaiah 9:5; Psalm 72 [71]:17)
A child shall be born for us, and he will be called God, the Almighty; every tribe of the earth shall be blest in him.

Texts of the day

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First reading

Reading (Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24)

Thus says the Lord GOD: Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me; And suddenly there will come to the temple the LORD whom you seek, And the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Yes,...

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14)

Your ways, O LORD, make known to me; teach me your paths, Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior. R. Good and upright is the LORD; thus...

Gospel (Luke 1:57-66)

When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. When they came on...