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2008 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

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

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April 2008 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
1 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “If two of you” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Where two or three” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
2 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
2 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hearken” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “To eat with unwashen hands” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
3 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
3 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And devils also” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Whosoever had any sick” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
4 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
4 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Whosoever drinketh” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “Sir, I perceive” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
5 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
5 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “But Jesus stooped down” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday in Lent Mag. “Woman” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
6 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
6 Sun Abstinence 1cl
IV Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. IV Sunday in Lent “And Jesus”
Abstinence 1cl
7 Mon Liturgical color: white.
7 Mon Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationMonday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Monday after Lent IV “Take these things hence”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him” Com. Monday after Lent IV “Destroy this temple”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
8 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
8 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Why go ye about” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But no man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
9 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
9 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Master” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
10 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
10 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus went” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A great prophet” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
11 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
11 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Our friend” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “Lord, if thou hadst been here” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
12 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
12 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He that followeth me” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday of the Passion Mag. “I am one” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
13 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
13 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Sunday of the Passion
1 commemorationSt Hermengild, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus said” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Your father Abraham” Com. St Justin, Martyr “This is a Martyr”Com. St Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Abstinence 1cl
14 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
14 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Passion Sunday
2 commemorationsSt Justin, MartyrSt Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “In the great day of the feast” Com. St Justin, Martyr “He that hateth his life”Com. St Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “If any man thirst”
Fasting Abstinence f2
15 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
15 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “My time”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Go ye up”
Fasting Abstinence f2
16 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
16 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “My sheep”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Many good works” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
17 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
17 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSt Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Master saith” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “With desire” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “O holy Mary”
Fasting Abstinence f2
18 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
18 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationOur Lady of Sorrows
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now the feast day of the Jews” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “Blessed art thou”
Vespers
Mag. “The chief priests” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “All generations”
Fasting Abstinence f2
19 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
19 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Palm Sunday Mag. “Righteous Father”
Fasting Abstinence f2
20 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
20 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Palm Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The multitudes”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “For it is written”
Abstinence 1cl
21 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
21 Mon Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Monday in Holy Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Thou couldest have no power” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
22 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
22 Tue Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Tuesday in Holy Week
1 commemorationSs Soter & Caius, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now before the feast” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I have power”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
23 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
23 Wed Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Wednesday in Holy Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Simon, sleepest thou?”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A maid said unto Peter”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
24 Thu Liturgical color: white.
24 Thu Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now he that betrayed him”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “As they were eating”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
25 Fri Liturgical color: black.
25 Fri Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Friday of the Preparation (Good Friday)
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They set up”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “When he had received”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
26 Sat Liturgical color: white.
26 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Holy Saturday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The women”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday of the Resurrection Mag. “In the end of the sabbath”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
27 Sun Liturgical color: white.
27 Sun 1cl
Sunday of the Resurrection
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And very early in the morning”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And when they looked”
1cl
28 Mon Liturgical color: white.
28 Mon 1cl
Monday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus himself”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “What manner of communications”
1cl
29 Tue Liturgical color: white.
29 Tue 1cl
Tuesday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold My Hands”
1cl
30 Wed Liturgical color: white.
30 Wed 1cl
Wednesday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Cast the net”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Jesus saith unto his disciples”
1cl