Advent · 2026
A Ferial weekday in Advent. No feast or memorial is kept today — only the steady rhythm of the week, and the Mass given for the weekday.
No feast is kept today
An ordinary day in Advent
Most days of the year keep no feast or memorial — and that is not a gap. The Church simply prays the Mass of the weekday and keeps walking through the season. A good day to carry one quiet intention, and to let prayer be unhurried.
Meet St. Nicholas
Bishop of Myra · Patron of Children
Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra in the 4th century, known for his extraordinary generosity — secretly providing dowries for poor girls, saving sailors, and rescuing condemned prisoners. His legacy inspired the tradition of Santa Claus.
Open the profileAlso remembered today
- Abraão de CratiaSanto Sírio · Mártir da Igreja Primitiva · Símbolo de Fé e Coragem
- Abraham de CratiaSanto Sirio · Mártir de la Iglesia Primitiva · Símbolo de Fe y Valentía
- Abraham of CratiaSyrian Saint · Early Church Martyr · Symbol of Faith and Bravery
- Abraham z CratiiŚwięty Syryjczyk · Męczennik wczesnego Kościoła · Symbol Wiary i Odwagi
- San NicolásObispo de Myra · Patrón de los Niños
- San Nicolás de MiraObispo · Dador Generoso · Patrono de los Niños
- São NicolauBispo de Mira · Patrono das Crianças
- São Nicolau de MiraBispo · Doador Generoso · Patrono das Crianças
- St Nicholas of MyraBishop · Generous Giver · Patron of Children
- Św. MikołajBiskup Myry · Patron dzieci
- Święty Mikołaj z MiryBiskup · Hojny Ofiarodawca · Patron Dzieci
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Advent
We are in the Advent — the Church wears violet.
A season of patient, watchful waiting — preparing the heart for the coming of Christ in the darkness of winter. Today it keeps the solemnity of .
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