This listing is for the Catholic All December Printable Booklet of Prayers, Blessings & Bible Readings as a digital download.

Revised to match the content in The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion.

In this booklet, you’ll find all the Bible passages, prayers, songs, and devotions that our family uses throughout the month of December to enhance our family prayer life and our liturgical living in the home. All the Catholic All Year monthly prayer booklets are designed to be used year after year.

I created this booklet to keep from having to wade through all the different versions of prayers available online, and because I really prefer paper over screens when I’m praying. For all the history, tradition, and backstories surrounding these prayers, blessings, and devotions and the feast days to which they are attached, please consult the Catholic All Year Compendium.

Advent and the new Catholic liturgical year begin on the Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew on November 30, which, despite what every Advent calendar thinks, is rarely on December 1. So you’ll find pre-Advent prayers, and instructions for making an Advent wreath in the Catholic All November Booklet.

The month of December is dedicated to Our Lady, Immaculately Conceived, as is the United States of America. In honor of her feast day on December 8, you’ll find prayers including a renewal of the consecration to the Immaculate Conception.

It’s a busy time of year, so be sure to choose the prayers, devotions, and activities that work for your family, schedule, season of life, and temperament. You don’t have to do it all!

See the December Booklet Bundle here.

Included in this month’s booklet are:

Blessing Before Meals + December Prayers
Immaculate Conception Novena
Stir Up Sunday- First Sunday of Advent
Advent Wreath Blessing
Advent Wreath Prayers
December 6—Saint Nicholas
December 7—Saint Ambrose
December 8—Immaculate Conception
December 9—Saint Juan Diego
December 10—Our Lady of Loreto
Litany of Loreto
December 12—Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 13—Saint Lucy
Ember Days Prayers
December 14—Saint John of the Cross
Gaudete Sunday/Bambinelli Sunday – Third Sunday of Advent
Blessing of a Manger or Nativity Scene
December 24—Christmas Eve/Saints Adam & Eve
Blessing & Lighting of a Christmas Tree
Prayer Before Baby Jesus in the Manger
December 25—Christmas/the Nativity of the Lord
December 26—Saint Stephen
December 27—Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist
December 28—The Holy Innocents
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

You get a 60 page pdf file, that can be printed as individual pages, but I recommend opening the pdf in Adobe (there is a free version available for download here) and printing it as a booklet on 15 pieces of paper. For best results print on high quality paper (like 24 weight). Lighter weight paper will work, but there will be more show through from the back.

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Also available:

1. December Booklet Bundle including 2-10 below
2. Catholic All December Prayer Booklet
3. Immaculate Conception Booklet

The text of these traditional prayers are in the public domain. Newer prayers are cited where possible.

The daily collect prayer for feast days not featured in this booklet can be found online here.

Illustrations are from various editions of the Roman Missal that are out of copyright, and other vintage books similarly out of copyright.

Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms © 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

This compilation is copyright Kendra Tierney 2019, all rights reserved.