1983 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

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

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March 1983 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day	Wk	Feast / Observance	Fast	Abst.	Rank
1	Tue	Liturgical color: green. 1 Tue Epiphany feria Office details Lauds Ben. “The Lord hath raised up for us” Suffrage Com. St David of Wales, Bishop & Confessor “Well done” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Let my spirit rejoice” Suffrage Com. St Chad, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
2	Wed	Liturgical color: green. 2 Wed Epiphany feria Office details Lauds Ben. “From the hand of all” Suffrage Com. St Chad, Bishop & Confessor “Well done” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “The Lord” Suffrage
3	Thu	Liturgical color: green. 3 Thu Epiphany feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Let us serve” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Show strength, O God” Suffrage Com. St Lucius I, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
4	Fri	Liturgical color: green. 4 Fri Abstinence Epiphany feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Through the tender mercy” Suffrage Com. St Lucius I, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O blessed Mother” Suffrage		Abstinence
5	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 5 Sat s Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Office details Lauds Ben. “O ever blessed Mother of God” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of Septuagesima Sunday Mag. “The Lord said” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”			s
6	Sun	Liturgical color: violet. 6 Sun 2cl Septuagesima Sunday Office details Lauds Ben. “The kingdom” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The householder” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “In the heavenly kingdom”			2cl
7	Mon	Liturgical color: violet. 7 Mon Monday after Septuagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “Blessed” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “These last” Suffrage
8	Tue	Liturgical color: violet. 8 Tue Tuesday after Septuagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “The Lord hath raised up for us” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “The householder answered and said” Suffrage Com. St Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
9	Wed	Liturgical color: violet. 9 Wed Wednesday after Septuagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “From the hand of all” Suffrage Com. St Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Take that thine is” Suffrage Com. The Forty Holy Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
10	Thu	Liturgical color: violet. 10 Thu Thursday after Septuagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “Let us serve” Suffrage Com. The Forty Holy Martyrs “The very hairs of your head” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Is it not lawful” Suffrage
11	Fri	Liturgical color: violet. 11 Fri Abstinence Friday after Septuagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “Through the tender mercy” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of St Gregory the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Friday after Septuagesima “So the last”		Abstinence
12	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 12 Sat 2cl St Gregory the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Office details Lauds Ben. “Gregory” Com. Saturday before Sexagesima “Give light, O Lord” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Sexagesima Sunday “The Lord”			2cl
13	Sun	Liturgical color: violet. 13 Sun 2cl Sexagesima Sunday Office details Lauds Ben. “When much people” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Unto you it is given” Suffrage			2cl
14	Mon	Liturgical color: violet. 14 Mon Monday after Sexagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “Blessed” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “If ye seek” Suffrage
15	Tue	Liturgical color: violet. 15 Tue Tuesday after Sexagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “The Lord hath raised up for us” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “The seed” Suffrage
16	Wed	Liturgical color: violet. 16 Wed Wednesday after Sexagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “From the hand of all” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of St Patrick Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Wednesday after Sexagesima “But that”Com. St Joseph of Arimathea, Confessor “I will liken him”
17	Thu	Liturgical color: white. 17 Thu d St Patrick Office details Lauds Ben. “Well done” Com. Thursday after Sexagesima “Let us serve”Com. St Joseph of Arimathea, Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant” Vespers I Vespers of St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. St Patrick “The Lord loved him”Com. Thursday after Sexagesima “Some seed”Com. St Edward, King & Martyr “This is a Martyr”			d
18	Fri	Liturgical color: white. 18 Fri Abstinence d St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Office details Lauds Ben. “Well done” Com. Friday after Sexagesima “Through the tender mercy”Com. St Edward, King & Martyr “He that hateth his life” Vespers I Vespers of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “Then Joseph” Com. St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Friday after Sexagesima “They who keep the word of God”		Abstinence	d
19	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 19 Sat 2cl St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office details Lauds Ben. “Jesus himself” Com. Saturday before Quinquagesima “Give light, O Lord” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold a faithful” Com. Quinquagesima Sunday “Mighty Abraham”Com. St Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”			2cl
20	Sun	Liturgical color: violet. 20 Sun 2cl Quinquagesima Sunday Office details Lauds Ben. “Behold, we go up” Com. St Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor “Well done” Vespers I Vespers of St Benedict, Abbot Mag. “Let all the multitude” Com. Quinquagesima Sunday “Mighty Abraham”			2cl
21	Mon	Liturgical color: white. 21 Mon 2cl St Benedict, Abbot Office details Lauds Ben. “Benedict” Com. Monday after Quinquagesima “Blessed” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day holy Benedict” Com. Monday after Quinquagesima “And they which went before”			2cl
22	Tue	Liturgical color: violet. 22 Tue Tuesday after Quinquagesima Office details Lauds Ben. “The Lord hath raised up for us” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Have mercy on me” Suffrage
23	Wed	Liturgical color: violet. 23 Wed Fasting Abstinence 1cl Ash Wednesday Office details Lauds Ben. “When ye fast” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Lay up for yourselves” Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Angel Gabriel”	Fasting	Abstinence	1cl
24	Thu	Liturgical color: violet. 24 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2 Thursday after Ash Wednesday Office details Lauds Ben. “Lord, my servant” Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Angel Gabriel” Vespers I Vespers of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “The Holy Ghost” Com. Thursday after Ash Wednesday “Lord, I am not worthy”Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Archangel Gabriel”	Fasting	Abstinence	f2
25	Fri	Liturgical color: white. 25 Fri Fasting Abstinence 1cl Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office details Lauds Ben. “How shall this be” Com. Friday after Ash Wednesday “When thou doest thine alms” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Angel Gabriel” Com. Friday after Ash Wednesday “But thou, when thou prayest”	Fasting	Abstinence	1cl
26	Sat	Liturgical color: violet. 26 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2 Saturday after Ash Wednesday Office details Lauds Ben. “Yet they seek me daily” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of I Sunday in Lent Mag. “Then shalt thou call” Com. St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”	Fasting	Abstinence	f2
27	Sun	Liturgical color: violet. 27 Sun Abstinence 1cl I Sunday in Lent Office details Lauds Ben. “Then was Jesus” Com. St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “Well done, good and faithful servant” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold, now” Com. St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”		Abstinence	1cl
28	Mon	Liturgical color: violet. 28 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2 Monday after Lent I Office details Lauds Ben. “Come, ye blessed” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “That which ye have done” Suffrage	Fasting	Abstinence	f2
29	Tue	Liturgical color: violet. 29 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2 Tuesday after Lent I Office details Lauds Ben. “And Jesus” Suffrage Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Truly it is written” Suffrage Com. St John Climacus, Abbot “I will liken him”	Fasting	Abstinence	f2
30	Wed	Liturgical color: violet. 30 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2 Ember Wednesday in Lent Office details Lauds Ben. “This crooked” Suffrage Com. St John Climacus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “For as Jonas” Suffrage Com. St Innocent of Alaska, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”	Fasting	Abstinence	f2
31	Thu	Liturgical color: violet. 31 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2 Thursday after Lent I Office details Lauds Ben. “Jesus went thence” Suffrage Com. St Innocent of Alaska, Bishop & Confessor “Well done” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “O woman” Suffrage	Fasting	Abstinence	f2

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