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Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, 1813-1855; foundress of the Handmaids of Charity of Brescia, an order whih cared for the sick Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/15/20 Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32

Monday of the Third Week of Advent Memorial of St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591; mystic-poet, theologian, priest, and Carmelite reformer; author of “Ascent of Mount Carmel,” “Dark Night of the Soul,” and “Living Flame of Love” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/14/20 Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27

Third Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/13/20 Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/12/20 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38

Friday of the Second Week of Advent Optional Memorial of Pope St. Damasus I, 304-384; survived the controversy of an antipope elected by a minority; lived a simple lifestyle; fiercely denounced heresies; during his pontificate, Latin became the principal liturgical language Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/11/20 Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19

Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Saint of the Day: Pope St. Gregory III, 690-741; battled iconoclasm, which was promoted by the Byzantine emperor; supported St. Boniface in his missionary work in Germany; died in a war with the Lombards Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/10/20 Gospel: Matthew 11:11-15

Optional Memorial of St. Juan Diego, 1474-1548; the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to him in 1531; it was his cloak which bore–and continues to bear–the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/8/20 Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/8/20 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38

Memorial of St. Ambrose, 337-397; bishop and Doctor of the Church; a man of action who cut a furrow through the lives of his contemporaries; converted and baptized St. Augustine of Hippo Monday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/7/20 Gospel: Luke 5:17-26

Second Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/6/20 Gospel: Mark 1:1-8