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 Saint Lucy
Saint · Light of the Faith
Saint Lucy, a saint from Italy, is known for her unwavering faith and commitment to God. She is often invoked for her intercession and is a symbol of light in darkness.
Open the profileAlso remembered today
- St. LucyVirgin Martyr · Patron of the Blind
- Antonio GrassiItalian Presbyter · Faithful Shepherd
- Antonio GrassiWłoski Prezbiter · Wierny Pasterz
- Antonio GrassiPresbítero Italiano · Pastor Fiel
- Antônio GrassiPresbítero Italiano · Pastor Fiel
- Aubert de CambraiBispo · Guardião da Fé
- Aubert de CambraiObispo · Guardián de la Fe
- Aubert of CambraiBishop · Guardian of Faith
- Aubert z CambraiBiskup · Strażnik Wiary
- Giovanni Marinonipresbítero italiano
- Giovanni Marinonipresbítero italiano
- Giovanni MarinoniItalian presbyter
- Giovanni Marinoniwłoski prezbiter
- JudocNoble Bretaña · Santo Católico
- JudocNobre Bretão · Santo Católico
- JudocBreton Noble · Catholic Saint
- JudokBretoński Szlachcic · Święty Katolicki
- Santa LucíaSanta · Luz de la Fe
- Santa LucíaVirgen Mártir · Patrona de los Ciegos
- Santa LuziaSanta · Luz da Fé
- Santa LuziaVirgem Mártir · Padroeira dos Cegos
- Św. ŁucjaDziewica Męczennica · Patronka Niewidomych
- Święta ŁucjaŚwięta · Światło Wiary
The readings
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, though, the Church sets that aside and wears white — for the solemnity of .
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