Wednesday, 24 December 2025 24 December in Advent – The Morning Mass.

Wednesday, 24 December 2025
24 December in Advent – The Morning Mass.
Antiphons and Readings on p. 109 of the Daily Missal.

Entrance Antiphon.
Behold, when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son into the world.

First Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-5.8b-12.14a.16

A reading from the Second Book of Samuel.

Now when King David dwelt in his house, 
and the Lord had given him rest 
from all his enemies round about, 
the king said to Nathan the prophet, 
“See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, 
but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” 
And Nathan said to the king, 
“Go, do all that is in your heart; 
for the Lord is with you.”

But that same night 
the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 
“Go and tell my servant David, 
‘Thus says the Lord: 
Would you build me a house to dwell in?

‘ThussaystheLordofhosts,
Itookyoufromthepasture,
fromfollowingthesheep,
thatyoushouldbeprinceovermypeopleIsrael;
andIhavebeenwithyouwhereveryouwent,
andhavecutoffallyourenemiesfrombeforeyou;
andIwillmakeforyouagreatname,
likethenameofthegreatonesoftheearth.
AndIwillappointaplaceformypeopleIsrael,
andwillplantthem,
thattheymaydwellintheirownplace,
andbedisturbednomore;
andviolentmenshallafflictthemnomore,asformerly,
fromthetimethatIappointedjudgesovermypeopleIsrael;
andIwillgiveyourestfromallyourenemies.
Moreover,theLorddeclarestoyou
thattheLordwillmakeyouahouse.
Whenyourdaysarefulfilledandyouliedownwithyourfathers,
Iwillraiseupyouroffspringafteryou,
whoshallcomeforthfromyourbody,
andIwillestablishhiskingdom.

Iwillbehisfather,
andheshallbemyson.

Andyourhouseandyourkingdom
shallbemadesureforeverbeforeme;
yourthroneshallbeestablishedforever.’”

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 89:2-3.4-5.27 & 29 (R. see 2a)

R/. I will sing forever of your mercies, O Lord.

I will sing forever of your mercies, O Lord;
through all ages my mouth will proclaim your fidelity.
I have declared your mercy is established forever;
your fidelity stands firm as the heavens.

 “With my chosen one I have made a covenant;
I have sworn to David my servant:
I will establish your descendants forever,
and set up your throne through all ages.”

He will call out to me, ‘You are my father,
my God, the rock of my salvation.’
I will keep my faithful love for him always;
with him my covenant shall last.

R/. I will sing forever of your mercies, O Lord.

Alleluia. Alleluia.
O Daystar, splendour of the eternal light and son of justice!
Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death.
Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 1:67-79

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.

At that time:
Zechariah, the father of John, was filled with the Holy Spirit,
and prophesied, saying,
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people,
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
that we should be saved from our enemies,
and from the hand of all who hate us;
to perform the mercy promised to our ancestors,
and to remember his holy covenant,
the oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
to grant us
that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
in holiness and righteousness before him
all the days of our life.
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will g