December
About this day
The Proper of Saints gives the Mass and Office texts for celebrations kept on fixed dates. In December they include the Immaculate Conception (December 8), Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12), and Saints Stephen and John.
Coming up in the next year
Next: Thu 3 Dec 2026 — Year B · I
- Thu 3 Dec 2026 Saint Francis Xavier, Priest
- Fri 4 Dec 2026 Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional)
- Mon 7 Dec 2026 Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
- Tue 8 Dec 2026 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Wed 9 Dec 2026 Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (optional)
- Wed 9 Dec 2026 Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, Bishop (optional)
- Thu 10 Dec 2026 Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto (optional)
- Fri 11 Dec 2026 Saint Damasus I, Pope (optional)
- Sat 12 Dec 2026 Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Mon 14 Dec 2026 Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church
- Mon 21 Dec 2026 Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional)
- Wed 23 Dec 2026 Saint John of Kanty, Priest (optional)
Show 4 more
- Sat 26 Dec 2026 Saint Stephen, the First Martyr
- Mon 28 Dec 2026 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
- Tue 29 Dec 2026 Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr (optional)
- Thu 31 Dec 2026 Saint Sylvester I, Pope (optional)
Music
Mass
- Saints of December – Entrance, Communion (Organ) [12. Propers. ORG. Saints. 07.13.19] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Communion
- Organ Propers, Book 20: Dec 08 – Immaculate Conception to Nov 02 – All Souls (English & Latin) (Organ) [20. Nov 2 – Dec 8. 2109-2173] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 26 – St Stephen to Dec 28 – Holy Innocents – Propers [26. 27. 28 DEC. Mass Propers. Ps. tones. 2016] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 03 – St Francis Xavier – Propers (a) [3 Dec. Xavier] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 08 – Immaculate Conception – Propers (2015 a) [8 Dec 2015. Mass. Immaculate Conception] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 09 – St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin – Propers [9 December. St. Juan Diego. 2014] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Advent – Week 1 to Nov 02 – All Souls – Propers (English, Latin & Spanish) (Organ) [complete] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 13 – St Lucy of Syracuse – Propers [Dec 13. St. Lucy 2013.] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 03 – St Francis Xavier – Propers (2013) [Dec 3. 2013 TUE St. Francis Xavier] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 08 – Immaculate Conception – Propers (2015 b) [Dec. 8 Mass. 2015 Im. Conception.] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
Show 5 more
- Dec 08 – Immaculate Conception – Propers (English & Latin) [Dec. 8. 2013. Mass] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Responsorial Psalm · Gospel Acclamation (Alleluia) · Offertory · Communion
- Advent – Week 1 to Nov 21 – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Entrance, Communion (Spanish) [Propers Spanish Modes 062224 19-37] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Communion
- Saints of Thanksgiving Day to Dec 14 – St John of the Cross – Propers (English & Latin) [Propers. III. SANC full. 06.04.20] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion
- Dec 03 – St Francis Xavier – Psalm (Voice & Organ) [Res. Ps. 116 GO OUT TO ALL THE WORLD. 2016] DetailsResponsorial Psalm
- Jan 23 – St Marianne Cope to Nov 21 – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Entrance, Communion (Spanish) [Scanned from a Xerox Multifunction Printer 57] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Communion
Devotional
- Dec 08 – Immaculate Conception – Benediction (English & Latin) [Dec. 9 2013. Im. Concep. MON] DetailsBenediction / Eucharistic Adoration
Divine Office: Vespers I
- Dec 08 – Immaculate Conception – First Vespers (2021) [Dec 8 I Vesp PELL full 2021] DetailsOffice Hymn · Psalm Antiphon · Reading · Responsory · Magnificat
- Dec 08 – Immaculate Conception – First Vespers (2017) [I Vespers. Dec 8. IM. CON. 12.08.17] DetailsOffice Hymn · Psalm Antiphon · Reading · Responsory · Magnificat
Divine Office: Vespers II
- Dec 08 – Immaculate Conception – Second Vespers [II Vespers Dec. 8. 2014. NAC] DetailsOffice Hymn · Psalm Antiphon · Reading · Responsory · Magnificat
In this group
- Saint Francis Xavier, Priest
- Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church
- Saint Nicholas, Bishop
- Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
- The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, Bishop
- Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
- Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto
- Saint Damasus I, Pope
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Saint Lucy of Syracuse, Virgin and Martyr
- Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church