Third Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 12, 2027
On Sunday, December 12, 2027, the Catholic Church is in Advent (the Third Sunday of Advent) and the liturgical color is rose. It is Gaudete Sunday.
Liturgical color: Rose · Gaudete Sunday
Day 15 of Advent this year, with 12 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 13 of 25 of the St Andrew Christmas Novena.
Caravaggio · Supper at Emmaus · 1601 · public domain
Mass readings
3rd Sunday of Advent (US lectionary references; read the full texts in your missal, your parish's missalette or the app).
- First reading Zephaniah 3:14-18a
- Responsorial psalm Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
- Second reading Philippians 4:4-7
- Gospel Luke 3:10-18
Read the full texts free in the app: Google Play · App Store
A ferial day
There is no fixed feast in the General Roman Calendar on this date, so the Mass is that of the weekday in Advent. Local calendars may add a celebration of their own — check your parish or diocese.
This season
- Sunday's Rosary: The Glorious MysteriesPrayed on Wednesdays and Sundays
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 rose?
Rose is worn twice a year only — Gaudete Sunday in Advent and Laetare Sunday in Lent — as a break in the purple, a glimpse of the feast ahead.
Verse of the day
Isa 52:7
Read it in context — the whole Catholic Bible is in the app, offline and free.
Frequently asked
What liturgical color is worn on December 12, 2027?
Rose, the color of Advent. Rose is worn twice a year only — Gaudete Sunday in Advent and Laetare Sunday in Lent — as a break in the purple, a glimpse of the feast ahead.
What liturgical season is December 12, 2027 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 12, 2027 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.
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