December 20
No celebration in the General Roman Calendar is fixed to December 20, but the saints below keep their feast on this date.
Saint profile for December 20
December 20 in 2026, 2027 and 2028
A Sunday, a season or a greater feast can take the place of a memorial, so what is celebrated on this date changes from year to year.
Sunday, December 20, 2026
Fourth Sunday of Advent
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Readings for December 20, 2026Monday, December 20, 2027
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
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One of the days of the O Antiphons, the final week of preparation before the Nativity.
Readings for December 20, 2027Wednesday, December 20, 2028
Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
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One of the days of the O Antiphons, the final week of preparation before the Nativity.
Readings for December 20, 2028
Celebrations are from the General Roman Calendar and the proper calendar for the dioceses of the United States, computed as described on the liturgical calendar. Your diocese or religious community may keep its own proper celebrations on this date. Saint profiles are listed under every date their own feast-day line gives.
