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Revised Common Lectionary

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011 | ADVENT FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR B Old Testament 2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16 Psalm Luke 1:47–55 or Psalm 89:1–4, 19–26 New Testament Romans 16:25–27 Gospel Luke 1:26–38 Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).

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