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For 25 December 2025, The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), based on Isaiah 9:1-6 (Photograph by Gregory Heille, OP)

For 24 December 2025, December 24, based on Luke 1:67-79

For 23 December 2025, December 23, based on Luke 1:57-66

For 22 December 2025, December 22, based on Luke 1:46-56 (Image: The Magnificat, © Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana)

For 21 December 2025, The Fourth Sunday of Advent, based on Isaiah 7: 10-14

For 20 December 2025, December 20, based on Luke 1:26-38

For 19 December 2025, December 19, based on Luke 1:5-25

For 18 December 2025, December 18, based on Matthew 1:18-25 (image is a painting titled Refugees: La Sagrada Familia by Episcopal iconographer Kelly Latimore)

For 17 December 2025, December 17, based on Matthew 1:1-17

For 16 December 2025, Tuesday of the 3rd week of Advent, based on Matthew 21:28-32

For 15 December 2025, Monday of the 3rd week of Advent, based on Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a

For 14 December 2025, The Third Sunday of Advent, based on Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10

For 13 December 2025, The Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin, Martyr , based on Matthew 25:1-13

For 12 December 2025, The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, based on Words of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego

For 11 December 2025, Thursday of the 2nd week of Advent, based on Isaiah 41:13-20

For 10 December 2025, Wednesday of the 2nd week of Advent, based on Matthew 11:28-30

For 9 December 2025, Tuesday of the 2nd week of Advent, based on Matthew 18:12-14

For 8 December 2025, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on Luke 1:30-35

For 7 December 2025, The Second Sunday of Advent, based on Matthew 3:1–12

For 6 December 2025, Memorial of St Nicholas, Advent 2025, based on Isaiah 30:19-21,23-26, Matthew 9:35-10:1,5,6-8

For 5 December 2025, Friday of the 1st week of Advent, based on Matthew 9:27-31

For 4 December 2025, Thursday of the 1st week of Advent, based on Matthew 7:21, 24-27

For 3 December 2025, Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest, based on Matthew 15:29-37

For 2 December 2025, Tuesday of the first week of Advent, based on Isaiah 11:1-10

For 1 December 2025, Monday of the 1st week of Advent , based on Matthew 8:5-11

For 30 November 2025, The First Sunday of Advent, based on Isaiah 2:1-5 (image from https://kellylatimoreicons.com/products/christ-swords-into-plowshares)

For 29 November 2025, https://word.op.org/audio/2025/11/29-rushwaya.mp3, based on Luke 21:34-36

For 28 November 2025, Friday of week 34 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 21:29-33

For 27 November 2025, Thanksgiving Day in the USA, based on Sirach 50:22-24

For 26 November 2025, Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 21:12-19

For 25 November 2025, Tuesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 21:5-11

For 24 November 2025, Memorial of Saints Andrew Dung-Lac and his Companions, Martyrs of Vietnam, based on Matthew 10:17-22

For 23 November 2025, The Solemnity of Christ the King, based on Luke 23:35–43

For 22 November 2025, Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr, based on Luke 20:27-40

For 21 November 2025, The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, based on Luke 19:45-48

For 20 November 2025, Thursday of week 33 in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Maccabees 2:15-29

For 19 November 2025, Wednesday of week 33 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 19:11-28

For 18 November 2025, Monday of the 33rd week in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63

For 18 November 2025, Tuesday of the 33rd week in ordinary time, based on Luke 19:1-10

For 17 November 2025, Monday of week 33 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 18:35-43

For 16 November 2025, The 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 21:5-19

For 15 November 2025, Feast of Saint Albert the Great, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, based on Luke 18:1-8

For 14 November 2025, Friday of week 32 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 17:20-25

For 13 November 2025, Thursday of week 32 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 17:20-25

For 12 November 2025, Wednesday of week 32 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 17:11-19

For 11 November 2025, Tuesday of week 32 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 17:7-10

For 10 November 2025, Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope, Doctor, based on Luke 17:1-6

For 9 November 2025, The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, based on Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12a (Image by NikonZ7II – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101762109)

For 8 November 2025, Saturday of week 31 in Ordinary Time, based on Psalm 145:1b, 2-3, 4-5, 10-11

For 7 November 2025, Friday of week 31 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 16:1-8

For 6 November 2025, Thursday of week 31 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 15:1-10