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Second Sunday of Advent

Mass Readings for Sunday, December 10, 2028

On Sunday, December 10, 2028, the Church in the United States celebrates the Second Sunday of Advent (Year A); the liturgical color is violet. The Gospel is Matthew 3:1-12.

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The liturgical day

Liturgical color

Violet

Celebration
Second Sunday of Advent
Season
Advent · Week 2
Rank
Sunday
Sunday cycle
Year A
Weekday cycle
Cycle I

Mass readings US

First Reading Isaiah 11:1-10

Read in the CPDV: Isaiah 11

Second Reading Romans 15:4-9

  • 4For whatever was written, was written to teach us, so that, through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

  • 5So may the God of patience and solace grant you to be of one mind toward one another, in accord with Jesus Christ,

  • 6so that, together with one mouth, you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 7For this reason, accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, in the honor of God.

  • 8For I declare that Christ Jesus was the minister of circumcision because of the truth of God, so as to confirm the promises to the fathers,

  • 9and that the Gentiles are to honor God because of his mercy, just as it was written: “Because of this, I will confess you among the Gentiles, O Lord, and I will sing to your name.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Romans 15

Alleluia Luke 3:4, 6

Read in the CPDV: Luke 3

Gospel Matthew 3:1-12

  • 1Now in those days, John the Baptist arrived, preaching in the desert of Judea,

  • 2and saying: “Repent. For the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”

  • 3For this is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight his paths.”

  • 4Now the same John had a garment made from the hair of camels, and a leather belt around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.

  • 5Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan went out to him.

  • 6And they were baptized by him in the Jordan, acknowledging their sins.

  • 7Then, seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees arriving for his baptism, he said to them: “Progeny of vipers, who warned you to flee from the approaching wrath?

  • 8Therefore, produce fruit worthy of repentance.

  • 9And do not choose to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God has the power to raise up sons to Abraham from these stones.

  • 10For even now the axe has been placed at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire.

  • 11Indeed, I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who will come after me is more powerful than me. I am not worthy to carry his shoes. He will baptize you with the fire of the Holy Spirit.

  • 12His winnowing fan is in his hand. And he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the barn. But the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Read in the CPDV: The whole of Matthew 3

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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Saint of the day

St. John Roberts

Priest and Martyr · Remembered on December 10

Read about St. John Roberts

The day’s Mass celebrates the Second Sunday of Advent.

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