December 2, 2024, Monday of the First Week of Advent, Holy Rosary (Joyful Mysteries)

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 ADVENT3. Francis Xavier, Memorial6. Nicholas, Opt. Mem.7. Ambrose, Memorial8. SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT9. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY, Solemnity11. Damasus I, Opt. Mem.12. Our Lady of Guadalupe (USA), Feast13. Lucy, Memorial14. John of the Cross, Memorial15. THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, GAUDETE SUNDAY21. Peter Canisius; O Dayspring; Ember Saturday, Opt. Mem.22. FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, Sunday23. John of Kanty; O Emmanuel, Opt. Mem.25. NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Christmas), Solemnity26. Stephen, Feast27. John, Apostle, Feast28. Holy Innocents, Feast29. Feast of the Holy Family, Feast31. 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