Advent
Thursday, December 10, 2026
On Thursday, December 10, 2026, the Catholic Church is in Advent and the liturgical color is purple. The Church celebrates St Eulalia of Mérida.
Liturgical color: Purple
Day 12 of Advent this year, with 14 days to go.
Advent in the app
Keep the whole of Advent on your phone. The free Liturgical Living app has the Advent Watch (one prayer a day, any prayer, counted with you until Christmas), the St Andrew Christmas Novena from November 30 to Christmas Eve with a gentle reminder, and every day of Advent in the calendar with its color, feast and readings. Today is day 11 of 25 of the St Andrew Christmas Novena.
Cimabue · The Santa Trinita Maestà · 1290 · public domain
Mass readings
Our Lady of Loreto (US lectionary references; read the full texts in your missal, your parish's missalette or the app).
- First reading Isaiah 41:13-20
- Responsorial psalm Psalm 145:1, 9, 10-11, 12-13ab
- Gospel Matthew 11:11-15
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Saint of the day
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St Eulalia of Mérida
(c. 290–304) Twelve-year-old of Mérida who slipped from her mother's country house to rebuke the judge enforcing Diocletian's edict, and was burned at the stake. Prudentius sang her hymn within a century; a dove was seen to rise from her mouth in death.
Saint Eulalia, child unafraid of judges, pray that the smallest voices speak the truth.
This season
- Advent 2026: the day-by-day calendarA reflection prompt for every day to Christmas, the wreath, the O Antiphons
- Jesse Tree, day 12: Matthew 1:2Today's verse (Douay-Rheims) and the names in it
- St Andrew Christmas Novena — day 11 of 25The prayer, fifteen times today
- Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec 12The story, the novena, the customs
- Novenas being prayed todayNovena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, St Andrew Christmas Novena
- Thursday's Rosary: The Luminous MysteriesPrayed on Thursdays
About Advent
Advent is the Church's four-week preparation for Christmas, beginning on the fourth Sunday before 25 December. It looks two ways at once: back to the Incarnation, and forward to Christ's return. The mood is watchful rather than penitential — the Gloria is omitted at Mass, but the Alleluia stays.
Why purple?
Purple is worn in Advent and Lent, and at funerals: preparation, penance, and mourning.
Verse of the day
Isa 45:8
Read it in context — the whole Catholic Bible is in the app, offline and free.
Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on December 10, 2026?
Purple, the color of Advent. Purple is worn in Advent and Lent, and at funerals: preparation, penance, and mourning.
What liturgical season is December 10, 2026 in?
Advent. Advent is the Church's four-week preparation for Christmas, beginning on the fourth Sunday before 25 December. It looks two ways at once: back to the Incarnation, and forward to Christ's return. The mood is watchful rather than penitential — the Gloria is omitted at Mass, but the Alleluia stays.
Is December 10, 2026 a holy day of obligation in the United States?
No. In the United States the holy days of obligation are Mary, Mother of God (1 January), the Assumption (15 August), All Saints (1 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), and Christmas (25 December); the Ascension is observed on a Thursday or the following Sunday depending on the diocese.
Which saint is celebrated on December 10, 2026?
St Eulalia of Mérida. (c. 290–304) Twelve-year-old of Mérida who slipped from her mother's country house to rebuke the judge enforcing Diocletian's edict, and was burned at the stake. Prudentius sang her hymn within a…
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