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First Sunday of Advent

The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Revised Common Lectionary identifies Sunday, 29 November 2026 as the First Sunday of Advent (Year B).

Date / rule29 November 2026
ScopeChristian liturgical calendar / Revised Common Lectionary reference
VerificationDenominational Liturgical Calendar Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
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Authority summary

What is First Sunday of Advent?

The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Revised Common Lectionary identifies Sunday, 29 November 2026 as the First Sunday of Advent (Year B).

Date and recurrence

29 November 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Christian liturgical calendar / Revised Common Lectionary reference. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Presbyterian Mission Agency — Revised Common Lectionary, 29 November 2026Official Faith Body
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is First Sunday of Advent?

29 November 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 29 November 2026.

Does First Sunday of Advent fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is First Sunday of Advent an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Christian liturgical calendar / Revised Common Lectionary reference. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes First Sunday of Advent?

The stored designation basis is: The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Revised Common Lectionary identifies Sunday, 29 November 2026 as the First Sunday of Advent (Year B).. Supporting provenance includes Presbyterian Mission Agency — Revised Common Lectionary, 29 November 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is First Sunday of Advent international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Christian liturgical calendar / Revised Common Lectionary reference. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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