Daily readings

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Tuesday of the 1st week of Advent. Advent. A clean reading layout for church, prayer, or preparation.

CelebrationTuesday of the 1st week of Advent

TypeWeekday

SeasonAdvent

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The Roman Catholic readings for this date are shown below on-site. Use plain reading mode if you want clearer modern wording, or switch back to the original Douay-Rheims wording at any time.

Reading mode

Plain mode helps modern readers follow the text more easily.

On-site scripture text: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition. Plain mode is a built-in reading aid that modernizes older wording for easier understanding while keeping the same Roman Catholic reading references for the day.

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First Reading

Isaiah 11:1-10

How to approach it

Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.

1And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.

2And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, the spirit of guidance, and of courage, the spirit of knowledge, and of godliness.

3And he shall be satisfied with the spirit of the reverence for the Lord. He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.

4But he shall judge the poor with righteousness, and shall reprove with equity for the gentle of the earth: land he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the evil.

5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins: and faith the girdle of his reins.

6The wolf shall dwell with the lamb: and the leopard shall lie down with the kid: the calf and the lion, and the sheep shall abide together, and a little child shall lead them.

7The calf and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall rest together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp: and the weaned child shall thrust his hand into the den of the basilisk.

9They shall not hurt, nor shall they kill in all my holy mountain, for the earth is satisfied with the knowledge of the Lord, as the covering waters of the sea.

10In that day the root of Jesse, who stands for an ensign of the people, him the Gentiles shall beseech, and his tomb shall be glorious.

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Psalm

Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17

How to pray it

The psalm is meant to be prayed, not rushed. If the wording feels older, focus on the main movement of the prayer: trust, praise, sorrow, gratitude, or hope.

1A psalm on Solomon.

2Give to the king your judgment, OH God: and to the king's son your righteousness: To judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment.

7In his days shall righteousness spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken sway.

8And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

12For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

13He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.

17Let his name be blessed for evermore$1 his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.

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Gospel

Luke 10:21-24

What to watch for

The Gospel is the center of the reading set. Pay close attention to what Jesus says, what Jesus does, and what response he is asking for.

21In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Ghost, and said: I confess to you, OH Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it has seemed good in your sight.

22All things are rescued to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and to whom the Son will reveal him.

23And turning to his disciples, he said: Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see.

24For I say to you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them.

Source note

This page uses the Catholic Readings API for the day's references and liturgical celebration data, while the on-site scripture text is rendered from the public-domain Douay-Rheims Bible distributed through the Open Bibles project.