Year B (Advent 6 / A 7-Week Advent) Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Canticle 15 (The Magnificat – Luke 1:46-55) 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8,19-28 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Advent is a penitential season… like Lent…  but not as severe…  and historically…  the primary color for both was purple…  the color of penitence...