The full NRSV readings for Sundays and Feast Days are provided below.
Liturgical Year C: Dec 1, 2024 to Nov 29, 2025
Liturgical Year A: Nov 30, 2025 to Nov 28, 2026
Saturday, December 20th, 2025
Advent Ember Day (Violet)
Eve of Advent IV (Violet or Blue)
Morning Prayer: Ps 66, 67; 1 Sam 2:1b-10; Tit 2:1-10; Coll 270 or Coll 395 (Ember)
Holy Eucharist: Ember: Propers 395; Is 44:1-8; Ps 87; 1 Pet 2:4-10; Jn 17:6-19; Preface of Advent
Or
Feria: As Sunday, except: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24; Lk 1:26-38
Evening Prayer: Ps 116, 117; (Is 11:10-16); O Antiphon; Lk 1:26-38; Coll 272 (Eve of Advent IV)
O Clavis David: O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel; you open and no one can shut; you shut and no one can open: Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house, those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
cf. Isaiah 22:22, 42:7
Ember Day: Please see the Ember Day entry in the General Remarks for the BAS at the beginning of this section.
Lectionary citations are reprinted from Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings, copyright © 2005 Consultation on Common Texts, admin. by Augsburg Fortress. Reproduced by permission.