Pre-1910 Calendar for Week Beginning 3 December

 The Winter Volume of the Breviary begins.

Announcement of the Feast of Devotion and the Advent Fast.

In Liverpool and Salford next Sunday's Annual Collection is announced.

+ 3 Sunday First Sunday of Advent, semidouble. Violet. Vespers of St Peter Chrysologus, commemoration of the Sunday and St Barbara Virgin Martyr. White.

Northampton Annual Collection.

4 Monday St Peter Chrysologus Confessor Bishop Doctor, double. Commemoration of the feria and St Barbara. Creed. White.

5 Tuesday St Birinus Bishop Confessor, double. Commemoration of the feria and St Sabbas Abbot. White.

6 Wednesday Fast. St Nicholas Bishop Confessor, double. Commemoration of the feria. White.

Liverpool. Fast. St Nicholas Bishop Confessor, Titular of the pro-Cathedral, double of the first class with Octave. Commemoration of the Feria. Creed.

7 Thursday St Ambrose Bishop Confessor Doctor, double. Commemoration of the feria. Creed. White.

Liverpool Commemoration of the Octave and of the feria.

8 Friday Fast. PLENARY INDULGENCE. Feast of Devotion. The Immaculate Conception of the BVM, double of the second class with Octave. Commemoration of the feria. Creed, Preface Et te in Concept Immac (used throughout the Octave). White.

Westminster, Birmingham, Clifton, Hexham and Newcastle Patron of the diocese. Double of the first class with Octave.

Liverpool, Menevia-Newport, Southwark Patron of the diocese. Double of the first class with Octave. PLENARY INDULGENCE throughout the Octave.

Northampton Patron of the Diocese and titular Saint of the Cathedral. Double of the first class with Octave.

Plymouth Titular Saint of the Cathedral. Double of the first class with Octave.

9 Saturday St Francis Xavier Confessor, double (from 3 December). Commemoration of the Octave and the feria in Mass. Creed. Preface of the BVM. White.

Liverpool Commemoration of the Octave of St Nicholas after that of the BVM.