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St. Francis Xavier, Priest · Memorial

Mass Readings for Friday, December 3, 2027

On Friday, December 3, 2027, the Church in the United States celebrates the memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest (Cycle II); the liturgical color is white. The Gospel is Matthew 9:27-31.

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The liturgical day

Liturgical color

White

Celebration
St. Francis Xavier, Priest
Season
Advent · Week 1
Rank
Memorial
Sunday cycle
Year C
Weekday cycle
Cycle II

Mass readings US

First Reading Isaiah 29:17-24

Read in the CPDV: Isaiah 29

Gospel Matthew 9:27-31

  • 27And as Jesus passed from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, “Take pity on us, Son of David.”

  • 28And when he had arrived at the house, the blind men approached him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you trust that I am able to do this for you?” They say to him, “Certainly, Lord.”

  • 29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith, so let it be done for you.”

  • 30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus warned them, saying, “See to it that no one knows of this.”

  • 31But going out, they spread the news of it to all that land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Matthew 9

Computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

In US parishes the readings are proclaimed from the NABRE; the text shown here is the Catholic Public Domain Version.

Old Testament readings and the psalm are listed with a link to their chapter: the US Lectionary numbers some of their verses differently from the CPDV, so their text is not printed here. Psalm citations keep the Lectionary’s Hebrew numbering; the CPDV numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does.

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St. Francis Xavier

Priest · Feast day December 3

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