Daily Office
Menu

Nave is the church by day, Apse its vault by night. Default follows your device.

On reads the saints of the coming day at Prime.

Settings

Nave is the church by day, Apse its vault by night. Default follows your device.

On reads the saints of the coming day at Prime.

2004 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

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

MayBack to the top of the year

May 2004 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Sat Liturgical color: red.
1 Sat 2cl
Ss Philip and James, Apostles
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am the way”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “If ye abide in me” Com. III Sunday after Easter “A little while”Com. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
2cl
2 Sun Liturgical color: white.
2 Sun sd
III Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A little while” Com. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of Finding of the Holy Cross Mag. “O Cross” Com. III Sunday after Easter “Verily I say unto you”
sd
3 Mon Liturgical color: red.
3 Mon 2cl
Finding of the Holy Cross
1 commemorationSs Alexander, Eventius & Theodulus, Martyrs, and St Juvenalis, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou alone” Com. Ss Alexander, Eventius & Theodulus, Martyrs, and St Juvenalis, Bishop & Confessor “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “He the holy Cross endured”
2cl
4 Tue Liturgical color: white.
4 Tue
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Monica, Widow
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And they constrained him” Com. St Monica, Widow “Give her”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Let my spirit rejoice” Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
5 Wed Liturgical color: white.
5 Wed
Easter feria
1 commemorationOctave of the Solemnity of St Joseph
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “From the hand of all” Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
I Vespers of St John before the Latin Gate Mag. “John the Apostle”
6 Thu Liturgical color: red.
6 Thu gd
St John before the Latin Gate
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “John the Apostle” Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
gd
7 Fri Liturgical color: white.
7 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They knew the Lord Jesus” Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Apparition of St Michael the Archangel Mag. “While John beheld” Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Abstinence
8 Sat Liturgical color: white.
8 Sat gd
Apparition of St Michael the Archangel
1 commemorationSt Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “There was silence in heaven” Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday after Easter Mag. “Now I go my way” Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “O Prince most glorious”Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
gd
9 Sun Liturgical color: white.
9 Sun sd
IV Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now I go my way” Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way” Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
sd
10 Mon Liturgical color: white.
10 Mon
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Did not our heart” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I tell you the truth”
11 Tue Liturgical color: white.
11 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Peace be unto you, it is I”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “When the Comforter” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
12 Wed Liturgical color: white.
12 Wed
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A spirit” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I have yet”
13 Thu Liturgical color: white.
13 Thu
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The disciples”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For he shall not speak of himself” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Light perpetual”
14 Fri Liturgical color: white.
14 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “These are the words” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven”
Abstinence
15 Sat Liturgical color: white.
15 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of V Sunday after Easter Mag. “Hitherto”
s
16 Sun Liturgical color: white.
16 Sun sd
V Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hitherto”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Ask”
sd
17 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
17 Mon f2
Rogation Monday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ask”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Venantius, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual”
f2
18 Tue Liturgical color: red.
18 Tue d
St Venantius, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
d
19 Wed Liturgical color: white.
19 Wed s
Vigil of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Pudentiana, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Father, the hour is come” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Ascension of Our Lord Mag. “Father”
s
20 Thu Liturgical color: white.
20 Thu 1cl
Ascension of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
1cl
21 Fri Liturgical color: white.
21 Fri Abstinence sd
Day II within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “I will liken him”
Abstinence sd
22 Sat Liturgical color: white.
22 Sat sd
Day III within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Romanus, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension Mag. “When the Comforter is come” Com. Day III within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”
sd
23 Sun Liturgical color: white.
23 Sun sd
Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationDay IV within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come” Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “These things have I told you” Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “Father”Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “I will liken him”
sd
24 Mon Liturgical color: white.
24 Mon sd
Day V within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Vincent of Lerins, Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
25 Tue Liturgical color: white.
25 Tue sd
Day VI within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Urban, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Day VI within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
26 Wed Liturgical color: white.
26 Wed d
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor
2 commemorationsDay VII within the Octave of the AscensionSt Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Day VII within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Octave of the Ascension Mag. “Father” Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “The Lord loved him”Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
d
27 Thu Liturgical color: white.
27 Thu gd
The Octave of the Ascension
2 commemorationsSt Bede the Venerable, Confessor & DoctorSt John I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “Well done, good and faithful servant”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
gd
28 Fri Liturgical color: white.
28 Fri Abstinence sd
Friday after the Octave of Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “These things have I told you”
Abstinence sd
29 Sat Liturgical color: white.
29 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Vigil of Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come”
Vespers
I Vespers of Pentecost Sunday Mag. “I will not leave you”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
30 Sun Liturgical color: red.
30 Sun 1cl
Pentecost Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Receive ye”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day”
1cl
31 Mon Liturgical color: red.
31 Mon 1cl
Monday within the Octave of Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “God so loved the world”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “If a man love me”
1cl