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Saints of December 5

The Exhortation to the Apostles
Fides Viva illustration after James Tissot, “The Exhortation to the Apostles” · original work

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Saturday of the first week of Advent

  • Violet
  • Year I
  • Psalter week 1

Gospel · Mt 9:35–10:1, 6-8

Jesus has compassion on the crowds and sends out the Twelve

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Freely have you received, freely give

Mt 10:8 · Gospel of the day
  • Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
  • Saint Aper of Sens
  • Saint Pelinus of Brindisi
  • Saint Bassus of Nice
  • Saint Dalmatius of Pavia
  • Saint Gerald of Braga
  • Saint Crispina of Thagora

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