--- title: "Mass Readings for December 17, 2028: Third Sunday of Advent" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/17/ description: "December 17, 2028: Third Sunday of Advent, Year A, rose (or violet). Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11. Gospel in the CPDV." updated: 2026-10-20 --- Third Sunday of Advent # Mass Readings *for Sunday, December 17, 2028* On Sunday, December 17, 2028, the Church in the United States celebrates the Third Sunday of Advent (Year A); the liturgical color is rose (or violet). The Gospel is Matthew 11:2-11. Updated October 20, 2026 ## The liturgical day Liturgical color Rose (or violet) - **Celebration**: Third Sunday of Advent - **Season**: Advent · Week 3 - **Rank**: Sunday - **Sunday cycle**: Year A - **Weekday cycle**: Cycle I ## Mass readings (US) Gaudete Sunday: rose vestments may be worn; violet is also correct. ### First Reading: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 Read in the CPDV: [Isaiah 35](https://blessbible.app/bible/isaiah/35/) ### Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 Read in the CPDV: [Psalm 146 (145 in the Vulgate)](https://blessbible.app/bible/psalms/145/) ### Second Reading: James 5:7-10 - 7 Therefore, be patient, brothers, until the advent of the Lord. Consider that the farmer anticipates the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently, until he receives the early and the late rains. - 8 Therefore, you too should be patient and should strengthen your hearts. For the advent of the Lord draws near. - 9 Brothers, do not complain against one another, so that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door. - 10 My brothers, consider the Prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of departing from evil, of labor, and of patience. Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of James 5](https://blessbible.app/bible/james/5/) ### Alleluia: Isaiah 61:1 (cited in Luke 4:18) Read in the CPDV: [Isaiah 61](https://blessbible.app/bible/isaiah/61/) ### Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 - 2 Now when John had heard, in prison, about the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples, he said to him, - 3 “Are you he who is to come, or should we expect another?” - 4 And Jesus, responding, said to them: “Go and report to John what you have heard and seen. - 5 The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor are evangelized. - 6 And blessed is he who has found no offense in me.” - 7 Then, after they departed, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? - 8 So what did you go out to see? A man in soft garments? Behold, those who are clothed in soft garments are in the houses of kings. - 9 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. - 10 For this is he, of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send my Angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.’ - 11 Amen I say to you, among those born of women, there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Catholic Public Domain Version Read in the CPDV: [The whole of Matthew 11](https://blessbible.app/bible/matthew/11/) 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. Spotted a wrong date, color or citation? [Report an error](https://blessbible.app/support/#report) and we’ll fix it in the app and here. ## Saint of the day [St. John of Matha](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-of-matha/) Priest · Remembered on December 17 [Read about St. John of Matha](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-of-matha/) The day’s Mass celebrates the Third Sunday of Advent. [December 2028, day by day](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/) [Liturgical calendar 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/) [Today in the Church](https://blessbible.app/today/) [Previous day Sat, Dec 16](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/16/) [Next day Mon, Dec 18](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/18/)