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Lectiones diurnae
The readings of the Mass, day by day
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Dec 31 (Christmas Time)
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First Reading
1 John 2:18-21
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Psalm
Psalm 96:1-2,11-12,13 (Psalm 95 in the Douay)
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Gospel Acclamation
John 1:14,12b
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Gospel
John 1:1-18
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Additional readings
On the Gospel
John 1.1
St. John Chrysostom,
Homilies on John
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23 min
Meditation
On the Gospel of girding the Loins (Luke xii. 35, &c.), read for St. Silvester.
Richard Challoner,
Meditations for Every Day in the Year
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4 min
Liturgical year
Saint Sylvester
Dom Prosper Guéranger,
The Liturgical Year
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27 min
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