Catholic Missal of the day: Tuesday, December 2 2025

Tuesday of the First week of Advent

Book of Isaiah

On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.
The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, A spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD,
and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD. Not by appearance shall he judge, nor by hearsay shall he decide,
But he shall judge the poor with justice, and decide aright for the land's afflicted. He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
Justice shall be the band around his waist, and faithfulness a belt upon his hips.
Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them.
The cow and the bear shall be neighbors, together their young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox.
The baby shall play by the cobra's den, and the child lay his hand on the adder's lair.
There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the LORD, as water covers the sea.
On that day, The root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, The Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious.

Psalms

O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king's son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
And the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
The lives of the poor he shall save.
May his name be blessed forever;
As long as the sun his name shall remain.
In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed;
All the nations shall proclaim his happiness.  

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke

Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will.  
All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him."
Turning to the disciples in private he said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it."

St. Bibiana(Virgin and Martyr (4th century))

SAINT BIBIANA Virgin and Martyr (4th century) St. Bibiana was a native of Rome. Her father, Flavian, was arrested for being Christian and burned in the face with a hot iron. Flavian was then banished to Aequapendente and died of his wounds a few days later. St. Bibiana's mother, Dafrosa, was later beheaded. Bibiana and her sister Demetria had all their property confiscated. They were afterward put on trial by Apronianus, the governor of Rome. Demetria confessed her faith in Christ, and then collapsed and died in front of the tribunal. Apronianus ordered that Bibiana be enslaved and converted by the polytheist Rufina. However, Bibiana's faith only increased. She proved her love for God amidst temptations and darkness. Thus, springs of living water flowed from within her (Jn. 7:38). Apronianus was enraged by Bibiana's courage and ordered her to be scourged to death with whips of leaden plummets. Sheunderwent this punishment courageously before passing away. Her triumph over sin and death saw an immediate encounter with Jesus Christ: She received the beatific vision and sees God face to face forever.

Bl. Ivan Slezyuk(Bishop (1896-1973))

Blessed Ivan SlezyukBishop of the "clandestine" Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church(1896-1973) Bl. Ivan Slezyuk was born on January 14, 1896, in the village of Zhyvachiv, Stanislaviv: now Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine. He was ordained in 1923 after graduating from the seminary. In April 1945, he was ordained by Bp. Hryhory Khomyshyn as a coadjutor, with the right of succession in case the Bishop was arrested. After succeeding his Bishop, Ivan was arrested on June 2, 1945, and deported for ten years to labor camps in Vorkuta, Russia. In 1950, he was transferred to the labor camps in Mordovia. After being released on November 15, 1954, Bp. Ivan returned to Ivano-Frankivsk. In 1962, Bp. Ivan wasarrested again and imprisoned for five years in a camp of strict regimen. After he was released on November 30, 1968, he had to visit the KGB for regular "talks." The last visit was two weeks before his death. He fell ill immediately after the visit and passed away on December 2, 1973, in Ivano-Frankivsk. Pope John Paul II opened the case for Bp. Ivan Slezyuk's canonization. On June 27, 2001, Bp. Ivan was beatified. His intercession is unfailing because he conformed perfectly in life to Jesus Christ.

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