Roman Breviary, 1954 (Divino Afflatu)
Sunday, 29 November 2026
Dominica I AdventusFirst Sunday of Advent
Semiduplex I classis
Commemoratio: S. Saturnini Martyris
Commemoration: St. Saturninus, Martyr
Lectio I
Lesson I
Incipit liber Isaíæ Prophétæ
Lesson from the book of Isaias
Isa 1:1-3
Isa 1:1-3
Vísio Isaíæ fílii Amos, quam vidit super Judam et Jerúsalem, in diébus Ozíæ, Jóatham, Achaz, et Ezechíæ, regum Juda. Audíte, cæli, et áuribus pércipe, terra, quóniam Dóminus locútus est: Fílios enutrívi, et exaltávi: ipsi autem sprevérunt me. Cognóvit bos possessórem suum, et ásinus præsépe dómini sui: Israël autem me non cognóvit, et pópulus meus non intelléxit.
The vision of Isaias the son of Amos, which he saw concerning Juda and Jerusalem in the days of Ozias, Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias, kings of Juda Hear, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the Lord hath spoken. I have brought up children, and exalted them: but they have despised me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel hath not known me, and my people hath not understood.
℟. Aspíciens a longe, ecce vídeo Dei poténtiam veniéntem, et nébulam totam terram tegéntem. * Ite óbviam ei, et dícite: * Núntia nobis, si tu es ipse, * Qui regnatúrus es in pópulo Israël.
℟. I look from afar, and behold I see the Power of God, coming like as a cloud to cover the land with the hosts of his People: * Go ye out to meet him and say: * Tell us if thou art he, * That shalt reign over God's people Israel.
℣. Quique terrígenæ, et fílii hóminum, simul in unum dives et pauper. Ite óbviam ei, et dícite.
℣. All ye that dwell in the world, all ye children of men, high and low, rich and poor, one with another. Go ye out to meet him and say.
℣. Qui regis Israël, inténde, qui dedúcis velut ovem Joseph. Núntia nobis, si tu es ipse.
℣. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Tell us if thou art he.
℣. Tóllite portas, príncipes, vestras, et elevámini portæ æternáles, et introíbit Rex glóriæ. Qui regnatúrus es in pópulo Israël.
℣. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come in. That shalt reign over God's people Israel.
℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. Aspíciens a longe, ecce vídeo Dei poténtiam veniéntem, et nébulam totam terram tegéntem. * Ite óbviam ei, et dícite: * Núntia nobis, si tu es ipse, * Qui regnatúrus es in pópulo Israël.
℟. I look from afar, and behold I see the Power of God, coming like as a cloud to cover the land with the hosts of his People: * Go ye out to meet him and say: * Tell us if thou art he, * That shalt reign over God's people Israel.
Lectio II
Lesson II
Isa 1:4-6
Isa 1:4-6
Væ genti peccatríci, pópulo gravi iniquitáte, sémini nequam, fíliis scelerátis: dereliquérunt Dóminum, blasphemavérunt Sanctum Israël, abalienáti sunt retrórsum. Super quo percútiam vos ultra, addéntes prævaricatiónem? omne caput lánguidum, et omne cor mærens. A planta pedis usque ad vérticem non est in eo sánitas: vulnus, et livor, et plaga tumens non est circumligáta, nec curáta medicámine, neque fota óleo.
Woe to the sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a wicked seed, ungracious children: they have forsaken the Lord, they have blasphemed the Holy One of Israel, they are gone away backwards. For what shall I strike you any more, you that increase transgression? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is sad. From the sole of the foot unto the top of the head, there is no soundness therein: wounds and bruises and swelling sores: they are not bound up, nor dressed, nor fomented with oil.
℟. Aspiciébam in visu noctis, et ecce in núbibus cæli Fílius hóminis veniébat: et datum est ei regnum, et honor: * Et omnis pópulus, tribus, et linguæ sérvient ei.
℟. I saw in the night visions, and, behold, the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and there was given Him a Kingdom, and glory; * And all people, nations, and languages shall serve Him.
℣. Potéstas ejus, potéstas ætérna, quæ non auferétur: et regnum ejus, quod non corrumpétur.
℣. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
℟. Et omnis pópulus, tribus, et linguæ sérvient ei.
℟. And all people, nations, and languages shall serve Him.
Lectio III
Lesson III
Isa 1:7-9
Isa 1:7-9
Terra vestra desérta, civitátes vestræ succénsæ igni: regiónem vestram coram vobis aliéni dévorant, et desolábitur sicut in vastitáte hostíli. Et derelinquétur fília Sion ut umbráculum in vínea, et sicut tugúrium in cucumerário, et sicut cívitas quæ vastátur. Nisi Dóminus exercítuum reliquísset nobis semen, quasi Sódoma fuissémus, et quasi Gomórrha símiles essémus.
Your land is desolate, your cities are burnt with fire: your country strangers devour before your face, and it shall be desolate as when wasted by enemies. And the daughter of Sion shall be left as a covert in a vineyard, and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, and as a city that is laid waste. Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha.
℟. Missus est Gábriel Angelus ad Maríam Vírginem desponsátam Joseph, núntians ei verbum; et expavéscit Virgo de lúmine: ne tímeas, María, invenísti grátiam apud Dóminum: * Ecce concípies, et páries, et vocábitur Altíssimi Fílius.
℟. The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, a Virgin espoused to Joseph, to bring unto her the word of the Lord, and when the Virgin saw the light, she was afraid. Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace from the Lord. * Behold, thou shalt conceive and bring forth a son, and He shall be called the Son of the Highest.
℣. Dabit ei Dóminus Deus sedem David, patris ejus, et regnábit in domo Jacob in ætérnum.
℣. The Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David, and He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever.
℟. Ecce concípies, et páries, et vocábitur Altíssimi Fílius.
℟. Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bring forth a son, and He shall be called the Son of the Highest.
℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. Ecce concípies, et páries, et vocábitur Altíssimi Fílius.
℟. Behold, thou shalt conceive and bring forth a son, and He shall be called the Son of the Highest.
Lectio IV
Lesson IV
Sermo sancti Leónis Papæ
From the Sermons of Pope St. Leo (the Great,)
Sermo 8 de jejunio decimi mensis et eleemosynis
8th on the December Fast, and almsgiving.
Cum de advéntu regni Dei, et de mundi fine ac témporum, discípulos suos Salvátor instrúeret, totámque Ecclésiam suam in Apóstolis erudíret: Cavéte, inquit, ne forte gravéntur corda vestra in crápula, et ebrietáte, et cogitatiónibus sæculáribus. Quod útique præcéptum, dilectíssimi, ad nos speciálius pertinére cognóscimus, quibus denuntiátus dies, etiámsi est occúltus, non dubitátur esse vicínus.
Our Saviour Himself instructed His disciples concerning the times and seasons of the coming of the Kingdom of God and the end of the world, and He hath given the same teaching to the Church by the mouth of His Apostles. In connection with this subject then, Our Lord biddeth us beware lest we let our hearts grow heavy through excess of meat and drink, and worldly thoughts. Dearly beloved brethren, we know how that this warning applieth particularly to us. We know that that day is coming, and though for a season we know not the very hour, yet this we know, that it is near.
℟. Ave, María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum: * Spíritus Sanctus supervéniet in te, et virtus Altíssimi obumbrábit tibi: quod enim ex te nascétur Sanctum, vocábitur Fílius Dei.
℟. Hail, Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee; * The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore, also that Holy Thing Which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
℣. Quómodo fiet istud, quóniam virum non cognósco? Et respóndens Angelus, dixit ei.
℣. How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the Angel answered and said unto her,
℟. Spíritus Sanctus supervéniet in te, et virtus Altíssimi obumbrábit tibi: quod enim ex te nascétur Sanctum, vocábitur Fílius Dei.
℟. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore, also that Holy Thing Which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Lectio V
Lesson V
Ad cujus advéntum omnem hóminem cónvenit præparári: ne quem aut ventri déditum, aut curis sæculáribus invéniat implicátum. Quotidiáno enim, dilectíssimi, experiménto probátur, potus satietáte áciem mentis obtúndi, et cibórum nimietáte vigórem cordis hebetári; ita ut delectátio edéndi étiam córporum contrária sit salúti, nisi rátio temperántiæ obsístat illécebræ, et quod futúrum est óneri, súbtrahat voluptáti.
Let every man then make himself ready against the coming of the Lord, so that He may not find him making his belly his god, or the world his chief care. Dearly beloved brethren, it is a matter of every day experience that fulness of drink dulleth the keenness of the mind, and that excess of eating unnerveth the strength of the will. The very stomach protesteth that gluttony doth harm to the bodily health, unless temperance get the better of desire, and the thought of the indigestion afterward check the indulgence of the moment.
℟. Salvatórem exspectámus, Dóminum Jesum Christum, * Qui reformábit corpus humilitátis nostræ configurátum córpori claritátis suæ.
℟. We look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ; * Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious Body.
℣. Sóbrie, et juste, et pie vivámus in hoc sǽculo, exspectántes beátam spem, et advéntum glóriæ magni Dei.
℣. We should live soberly, and righteously, and godly in this present world, looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God.
℟. Qui reformábit corpus humilitátis nostræ configurátum córpori claritátis suæ.
℟. Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious Body.
Lectio VI
Lesson VI
Quamvis enim sine ánima nihil caro desíderet, et inde accípiat sensus, unde sumit et motus: ejúsdem tamen est ánimæ, quædam sibi súbditæ negáre substántiæ, et interióri judício ab inconveniéntibus exterióra frenáre: ut a corpóreis cupiditátibus sǽpius líbera, in aula mentis possit divínæ vacáre sapiéntiæ: ubi omni strépitu terrenárum silénte curárum, in meditatiónibus sanctis, et in delíciis lætétur ætérnis.
The body without the soul hath no desires; its sensibility cometh from the same source as its movements. And it is the duty of a man with a reasonable soul to deny something to his lower nature and to keep back the outer man from things unseemly. Then will his soul, free from fleshly cravings, sit often at leisure in the palace of the mind, dwelling on the wisdom of God. There, when the roar and rattle of earthly cares are stilled, will she feed on holy thoughts and entertain herself with the expectation of the everlasting joy.
℟. Obsecro, Dómine, mitte quem missúrus es: vide afflictiónem pópuli tui: * Sicut locútus es, veni, * Et líbera nos.
℟. O my Lord, send I pray thee, Him Whom Thou wilt send; see the affliction of thy people. As Thou hast promised, come; * And deliver us.
℣. Qui regis Israël, inténde, qui dedúcis velut ovem Joseph, qui sedes super Chérubim.
℣. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou That leadest Joseph like a flock, Thou That sittest upon the Cherubim!
℟. Sicut locútus es, veni.
℟. As Thou hast promised, come.
℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. Et líbera nos.
℟. And deliver us.
Lectio VII
Lesson VII
Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Lucam
From the Holy Gospel according to Luke
Luc 21:25-33
Luke 21:25-33
In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus discípulis suis: Erunt signa in sole, et luna, et stellis, et in terris pressúra géntium. Et réliqua.
In that time, Jesus said to his disciples: And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations. And so on.
Homilía sancti Gregórii Papæ
Homily by Pope St. Gregory (the Great,)
Homilia 1 in Evangelia
1st on the Gospels
Dóminus ac Redémptor noster parátos nos inveníre desíderans, senescéntem mundum quæ mala sequántur denúntiat, ut nos ab ejus amóre compéscat. Appropinquántem ejus términum quantæ percussiónes prævéniant, innotéscit: ut, si Deum metúere in tranquillitáte nólumus, saltem vicínum ejus judícium vel percussiónibus attríti timeámus.
Our Lord and Saviour wisheth to find us ready at His second coming. Therefore He telleth us what will be the evils of the world as it groweth old, that He may wean our hearts from worldly affections. Here we read what great convulsions will go before the end, that, if we will not fear God in our prosperity, we may at least be scourged into fearing His judgment when it is at hand.
℟. Ecce virgo concípiet, et páriet fílium, dicit Dóminus: * Et vocábitur nomen ejus Admirábilis, Deus, Fortis.
℟. Behold, the Virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, saith the Lord; * And His name shall be called Wonderful, the Mighty God.
℣. Super sólium David, et super regnum ejus sedébit in ætérnum.
℣. He shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom for ever.
℟. Et vocábitur nomen ejus Admirábilis, Deus, Fortis.
℟. And His name shall be called Wonderful, the Mighty God.
Lectio VIII
Lesson VIII
Huic étenim lectióni sancti Evangélii, quam modo vestra fratérnitas audívit, paulo supérius Dóminus præmísit, dicens: Exsúrget gens contra gentem, et regnum advérsus regnum: et erunt terræmótus magni per loca, et pestiléntiæ, et fames. Et quibúsdam interpósitis, hoc, quod modo audístis, adjúnxit: Erunt signa in sole, et luna, et stellis, et in terris pressúra géntium præ confusióne sónitus maris, et flúctuum. Ex quibus profécto ómnibus ália jam facta cérnimus, ália in próximo ventúra formidámus.
Immediately before the passage which hath just been read from the Gospel, are found the following words of our Lord, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and great earthquakes shall be in diverse places, and pestilences and famines. Then, after a few more verses, cometh today's Gospel. There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring. Now some of these things are come to pass already, and we fear the others are not far off.
℟. Audíte verbum Dómini, gentes, et annuntiáte illud in fínibus terræ: * Et ínsulis, quæ procul sunt, dícite: Salvátor noster advéniet.
℟. Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the ends of the earth; * And in the isles afar off, and say: Our Saviour shall come.
℣. Annuntiáte, et audítum fácite: loquímini, et clamáte.
℣. Declare it and make it known, lift up your voice and cry aloud.
℟. Et ínsulis, quæ procul sunt, dícite: Salvátor noster advéniet.
℟. And in the isles afar off, and say: Our Saviour shall come.
Lectio IX
Lesson IX
Nam gentem contra gentem exsúrgere, earúmque pressúram terris insístere, plus jam in nostris tempóribus cérnimus, quam in codícibus légimus. Quod terræmótus urbes innúmeras óbruat, ex áliis mundi pártibus scitis quam frequénter audívimus. Pestiléntias sine cessatióne pátimur. Signa vero in sole, et luna, et stellis, adhuc apérte mínime vídimus: sed quia et hæc non longe sint, ex ipsa jam áëris immutatióne collígimus.
In these our days we see nation rise against nation, and their distress over all the earth, more than we read in books hath ever come to pass of old time. Ye know also how often we hear of earthquakes overwhelming countless cities in other parts of the world. As for pestilences, we suffer from them ourselves, with hardly any intermission. As yet we do not see signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; but the changes of seasons and climates warn us that we may look for these also before long.
℟. Ecce dies véniunt, dicit Dóminus, et suscitábo David germen justum: et regnábit rex, et sápiens erit, et fáciet judícium et justítiam in terra: * Et hoc est nomen quod vocábunt eum: * Dóminus justus noster.
℟. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch; and a King shall reign in wisdom and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth: * And this is His name whereby He shall be called: * The Lord our Righteous one.
℣. In diébus illis salvábitur Juda, et Israël habitábit confidénter.
℣. In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely.
℟. Et hoc est nomen quod vocábunt eum:
℟. And this is His name whereby He shall be called.
℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. Dóminus justus noster.
℟. The Lord our Righteous one.