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Year A - Advent

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Advent Year A	First reading	Psalm	Second reading	Gospel
First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2025 ART -- PRAYER	Isaiah 2:1-5	Psalm 122	Romans 13:11-14	Matthew 24:36-44
Second Sunday of Advent December 7, 2025 ART -- PRAYER	Isaiah 11:1-10	Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19	Romans 15:4-13	Matthew 3:1-12
Third Sunday of Advent December 14, 2025 ART -- PRAYER	Isaiah 35:1-10	Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55	James 5:7-10	Matthew 11:2-11
Fourth Sunday of Advent December 21, 2025 ART -- PRAYER	Isaiah 7:10-16	Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19	Romans 1:1-7	Matthew 1:18-25
	Italicized readings, complementary to the standard reading, may be used with, or in place of it.

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