Friends of the Rosary, The month of December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. During the season of Advent, the first 24 days of December, we put on the ‘armor of light,’ seeking a Christian lifestyle that requires being vigilant, as we don’t know the hour in which He will arrive. Advent's liturgical color, purple, symbolizes penance, mortification, and the sorrow of a contrite heart. The remaining days of December mark the beginning of Christmas, when the liturgical color changes to white or gold, symbolizing joy, purity, and innocence. The principal feasts of Advent are: St. Francis Xavier (December 3), St. Nicholas (December 6), Immaculate Conception (moved to December 9), Our Lady of Loreto (December 10), Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12), St. Lucy (December 13), St. John of the Cross (December 14), The Sunday liturgy supersedes the optional memorial of St. Juan Diego (December 9). Because of the Sunday liturgy, the feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) has been transferred to December 9. The feasts for December 2024 are: 1. FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 3. Francis Xavier, Memorial 6. Nicholas, Opt. Mem. 7. Ambrose, Memorial 8. SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 9. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY, Solemnity 11. Damasus I, Opt. Mem. 12. Our Lady of Guadalupe (USA), Feast 13. Lucy, Memorial 14. John of the Cross, Memorial 15. THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, GAUDETE SUNDAY 21. Peter Canisius; O Dayspring; Ember Saturday, Opt. Mem. 22. FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, Sunday 23. John of Kanty; O Emmanuel, Opt. Mem. 25. NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas), Solemnity 26. Stephen, Feast 27. John, Apostle, Feast 28. Holy Innocents, Feast 29. Feast of the Holy Family, Feast 31. Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas; Sylvester I, Opt. Mem. Ave Maria! Jesus, I Trust In You! Come, Holy Spirit, come! To Jesus through Mary! + Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • ⁠December 2, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET