Thursday of the First Week of Advent
Optional Memorial of St. John Damascene, 676-749; spent most of his life in the Monastery of Saint Sabas near Jerusalem, and all of his life under Muslim rule, indeed protected by it; famous for his writings against the iconoclasts, for his treatise, "Exposition of the Orthodox Faith," and for being one of the two greatest poets of the Eastern Church
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/4/25
Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27

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<li>Thursday of the First Week of Advent</li>
<li>Optional Memorial of St. John Damascene, 676-749; spent most of his life in the Monastery of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-sabas/">Saint Sabas</a> near Jerusalem, and all of his life under Muslim rule, indeed protected by it; famous for his writings against the iconoclasts, for his treatise, "Exposition of the Orthodox Faith," and for being one of the two greatest poets of the Eastern Church</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/4/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27</li>
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Daybreak for December 4, 2025

Friday of the First Week of Advent
Saint of the Day: St. John the Wonder-Worker; Eighth Century bishop of Polybatum, in Phrygia; 


he was a defender of sacred images in the face of the ascendancy of the Iconoclasts, which placed him in considerable danger with the Ionoclast Emperor Leo V the Armenian, but he performed so many miracles that the ruler did not dare to persecute him; he died in 750


 
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/5/25
Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31

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<li>Friday of the First Week of Advent</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. John the Wonder-Worker; Eighth Century bishop of Polybatum, in Phrygia;&nbsp;
he was a defender of sacred images in the face of the ascendancy of the Iconoclasts, which placed him in considerable danger with the Ionoclast Emperor <a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1006">Leo V</a> the Armenian, but he performed so many miracles that the ruler did not dare to persecute him; he died in 750
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Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/5/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31</li>
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Daybreak for December 5, 2025

Wednesday of the First Week of Advent
Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; an early member of the Society of Jesus; after his ordination he was appointed apostolic nuncio in the East; he traveled to Goa, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan establishing missionary outposts and converting hundreds of thousands; Pius X named him patron of foreign missions
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/3/25
Gospel: Matthew 15:29-37

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<li>Wednesday of the First Week of Advent</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; an early member of the Society of Jesus; after his ordination he was appointed apostolic nuncio in the East; he traveled to Goa, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan establishing missionary outposts and converting hundreds of thousands; Pius X named him patron of foreign missions</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/3/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Matthew 15:29-37</li>
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Daybreak for December 3, 2025

Tuesday of the First Week of Advent
Saint of the Day: St. Chromatius; a native of Aquileia, Italy, and participated in the Synod of Aquileia that condemned Arianism in 381; seven years later, he became bishop of the see; Chromatius was known and revered as a scholar and was described by St. Jerome as “a most learned and most holy man”; he was also a friend of St. John Chrysostom; Chromatius died in 406 A.D.
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/2/25
Gospel: Luke 10:21-24

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<li>Tuesday of the First Week of Advent</li>
<li>Saint of the Day: St. Chromatius; a native of Aquileia, Italy, and participated in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=11213">Synod</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=977">Aquileia</a>&nbsp;that condemned&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1055">Arianism</a> in 381; seven years later, he became bishop of the see; Chromatius was known and revered as a scholar and was described by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=10">St. Jerome</a> as &ldquo;a most learned and most holy man&rdquo;; he was also a friend of St. John Chrysostom; Chromatius died in 406 A.D.</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/2/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 10:21-24</li>
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