Date	Ordinary Form		Extraordinary Form (1962 Calendar)
Sunday December 23, 2012	Fourth Sunday of Advent	Propers	Fourth Sunday of Advent (Rorate Sunday) Cuarto domingo de Adviento O Emmanuel	Propers Espanol		Martyrs Breviary	Instruction on the Holy Sacrament of Penance
Monday December 24 2012	Monday of the Fourth Week in Advent	Propers	Vigil of Christmas	Propers		Martyrs Breviary
Tuesday December 25, 2012	Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) [Holy Day of Obligation]	Vigil Night Dawn Day	The Nativity of Our Lord (Natividad del Senor) Comm: St. Anastasia, Martyr (at dawn) [Holy Day of Obligation]	Midnight Dawn Day	Misa de Gallo Missa de Aurora Misa del Dia Santo de Natividad	Martyrs Breviary
Wednesday December 26, 2012	Feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr	Propers	St. Stephen, Protomartyr Comm: Day in the Octave of Christmas	Propers		Martyrs Brevary
Thursday December 27, 2012	Feast of St. John, apostle and evangelist	Propers	St. John, Apostle & Evangelist Comm: Day in the Octave of Christmas	Propers		Martyrs Breviary
Friday December 28, 2012	Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs [Abstinence or Penitential Acts]	Propers	Holy Innocents, Martyrs Santos Inocentes Comm: Day in the Octave of Christmas [Abstinence]	Propers Espanol		Martyrs Breviary
Saturday December 29, 2012	Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord Optional: St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr	Propers	5th Day in the Octave of Christmas Comm: St. Thomas Becket, Bishop &Martyr	Propers		Martyrs Breviary
Sunday December 30, 2012	Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph	Propers	Sunday in the Octave of Christmas	Propers		Martyrs Breviary	Instruction on Blessing