1976 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

Ranks: 1cl first class2cl second classgd greater doubled doublesd semi-doubles simplef2 privileged feria

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August 1976 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day	Wk	Feast / Observance	Fast	Abst.	Rank
1	Sun	Liturgical color: green. 1 Sun sd VII Sunday after Pentecost Office details Lauds Ben. “Beware” Com. Chains of St Peter, Apostle “Whatsoever”Com. St Paul, Apostle “O holy Apostle Paul”Com. Holy Maccabees, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “A good tree” Com. Chains of St Peter, Apostle “Loosen these earthly fetters”Com. St Paul, Apostle “O holy Apostle Paul”Com. St Stephen, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”			sd
2	Mon	Liturgical color: green. 2 Mon Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Blessed” Suffrage Com. St Stephen, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of The Finding of St Stephen, Protomartyr Mag. “Devout men”
3	Tue	Liturgical color: red. 3 Tue d The Finding of St Stephen, Protomartyr Office details Lauds Ben. “And Stephen, full of faith and power” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Devout men”			d
4	Wed	Liturgical color: green. 4 Wed Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “From the hand of all” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of Dedication of Our Lady of the Snows Mag. “O holy Mary” Com. St Oswald, King & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
5	Thu	Liturgical color: white. 5 Thu gd Dedication of Our Lady of the Snows Office details Lauds Ben. “Blessed art thou” Com. St Oswald, King & Martyr “He that hateth his life” Vespers I Vespers of The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ Mag. “Christ Jesus” Com. Dedication of Our Lady of the Snows “O holy Mary”			gd
6	Fri	Liturgical color: white. 6 Fri Abstinence 2cl The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ Office details Lauds Ben. “And behold a voice” Com. Ss Sixtus II (Bishop & Martyr), Felicissimus & Agapitus “He that hateth his life” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And when the disciples heard it”		Abstinence	2cl
7	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 7 Sat s Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Office details Lauds Ben. “O ever blessed Mother of God” Suffrage Com. St Donatus, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of VIII Sunday after Pentecost Mag. “I dwell” Suffrage Com. Ss Cyriacus, Largus & Smaragdus, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”			s
8	Sun	Liturgical color: green. 8 Sun sd VIII Sunday after Pentecost Office details Lauds Ben. “The lord said” Suffrage Com. Ss Cyriacus, Largus & Smaragdus, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head” Hours Preces Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “What shall I do?” Suffrage Com. St Romanus, Martyr “This is a Martyr”			sd
9	Mon	Liturgical color: violet. 9 Mon s Vigil of St Laurence Office details Lauds Ben. “Blessed” Suffrage Com. St Romanus, Martyr “He that hateth his life” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of St Laurence, Deacon & Martyr Mag. “Laurence the Deacon”			s
10	Tue	Liturgical color: red. 10 Tue 2cl St Laurence, Deacon & Martyr Office details Lauds Ben. “On the iron grate” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Blessed Laurence”			2cl
11	Wed	Liturgical color: green. 11 Wed Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “From the hand of all” Suffrage Com. Ss Tiburtius & Susanna, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “The Lord” Suffrage
12	Thu	Liturgical color: green. 12 Thu Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Let us serve” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of St Maximus of Constantinople, Confessor Mag. “I will liken him” Com. Ss Hippolytus & Cassian, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
13	Fri	Liturgical color: white. 13 Fri Abstinence d St Maximus of Constantinople, Confessor Office details Lauds Ben. “Well done, good and faithful servant” Com. Ss Hippolytus & Cassian, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The world, and all things earthly” Com. St Eusebius, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”		Abstinence	d
14	Sat	Liturgical color: violet. 14 Sat Fasting Abstinence s Vigil of the Assumption Office details Lauds Ben. “Give light, O Lord” Suffrage Com. St Eusebius, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “O most prudent Virgin” Com. IX Sunday after Pentecost “All wisdom”	Fasting	Abstinence	s
15	Sun	Liturgical color: white. 15 Sun 1cl Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office details Lauds Ben. “Who is she” Com. IX Sunday after Pentecost “When the Lord was come near to Jerusalem” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “On this day” Com. St Joachim, Father of the B.V.M. “Let us praise a man famous”Com. IX Sunday after Pentecost “Is it not written”			1cl
16	Mon	Liturgical color: white. 16 Mon 2cl St Joachim, Father of the B.V.M. Office details Lauds Ben. “Let us praise a man famous” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The world, and all things earthly”			2cl
17	Tue	Liturgical color: white. 17 Tue sd Day III within the Octave of the Assumption Office details Lauds Ben. “Who is she” Com. Octave of St Laurence “On the iron grate” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “On this day” Com. St Helen, Empress “The kingdom of heaven”Com. St Agapitus, Martyr “This is a Martyr”			sd
18	Wed	Liturgical color: white. 18 Wed sd Day IV within the Octave of the Assumption Office details Lauds Ben. “Who is she” Com. St Helen, Empress “Give her”Com. St Agapitus, Martyr “The very hairs of your head” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “On this day”			sd
19	Thu	Liturgical color: white. 19 Thu sd Day V within the Octave of the Assumption Office details Lauds Ben. “Who is she” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “On this day”			sd
20	Fri	Liturgical color: white. 20 Fri Abstinence sd Day VI within the Octave of the Assumption Office details Lauds Ben. “Who is she” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “On this day”		Abstinence	sd
21	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 21 Sat sd Day VII within the Octave of the Assumption Office details Lauds Ben. “Who is she” Vespers I Vespers of X Sunday after Pentecost Mag. “Wisdom crieth” Com. Octave of the Assumption “O most prudent Virgin”Com. Ss Timothy (Bishop), Hippolytus & Symphorian, Mm “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”			sd
22	Sun	Liturgical color: green. 22 Sun sd X Sunday after Pentecost Office details Lauds Ben. “And the publican” Com. Octave of the Assumption “Who is she”Com. Ss Timothy (Bishop), Hippolytus & Symphorian, Mm “The very hairs of your head” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “This man went down” Com. Octave of the Assumption “On this day”			sd
23	Mon	Liturgical color: violet. 23 Mon s Vigil of St Bartholomew Office details Lauds Ben. “Blessed” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of St Bartholomew, Apostle Mag. “They will deliver you up”			s
24	Tue	Liturgical color: red. 24 Tue 2cl St Bartholomew, Apostle Office details Lauds Ben. “Ye which have forsaken all” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Be ye valiant in warfare”			2cl
25	Wed	Liturgical color: green. 25 Wed Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “From the hand of all” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “The Lord” Suffrage Com. St Zephyrinus, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
26	Thu	Liturgical color: green. 26 Thu Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Let us serve” Suffrage Com. St Zephyrinus, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Show strength, O God” Suffrage
27	Fri	Liturgical color: green. 27 Fri Abstinence Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Through the tender mercy” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of St Augustine of Hippo, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. St Hermes, Martyr “This is a Martyr”		Abstinence
28	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 28 Sat gd St Augustine of Hippo, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Office details Lauds Ben. “Well done” Com. St Hermes, Martyr “He that hateth his life” Vespers I Vespers of XI Sunday after Pentecost Mag. “Now when Job had heard” Com. St Augustine of Hippo, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Beheading of St John the Baptist “Herod sent”Com. St Sabina, Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”			gd
29	Sun	Liturgical color: green. 29 Sun sd XI Sunday after Pentecost Office details Lauds Ben. “When the Lord had passed” Com. Beheading of St John the Baptist “Herod sent”Com. St Sabina, Martyr “Give her” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “He hath done all things well” Com. Beheading of St John the Baptist “The king, the unbeliever”Com. Ss Felix & Adauctus, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”			sd
30	Mon	Liturgical color: green. 30 Mon Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Blessed” Suffrage Com. Ss Felix & Adauctus, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “My soul” Suffrage Com. St Aidan of Lindisfarne, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
31	Tue	Liturgical color: green. 31 Tue Feria Office details Lauds Ben. “The Lord hath raised up for us” Suffrage Com. St Aidan of Lindisfarne, Bishop & Confessor “Well done” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Let my spirit rejoice” Suffrage Com. St Giles, Abbot “I will liken him”Com. Twelve Holy Brothers, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”

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