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2012 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

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

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May 2012 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Tue Liturgical color: red.
1 Tue 2cl
Ss Philip and James, Apostles
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am the way”
Vespers
I Vespers of Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “When Mary” Com. Ss Philip and James, Apostles “If ye abide in me”
2cl
2 Wed Liturgical color: white.
2 Wed 1cl
Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Son” Com. Finding of the Holy Cross “O Cross”
1cl
3 Thu Liturgical color: red.
3 Thu 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 Fri Liturgical color: white.
4 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Monica, Widow
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ought not Christ” Com. St Monica, Widow “Give her”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven”
Abstinence
5 Sat Liturgical color: white.
5 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday after Easter Mag. “A little while” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”
s
6 Sun Liturgical color: white.
6 Sun sd
III Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt John before the Latin Gate
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A little while” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Verily I say unto you” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
sd
7 Mon Liturgical color: white.
7 Mon
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed” 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”
8 Tue Liturgical color: white.
8 Tue 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
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Prince most glorious” Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
gd
9 Wed Liturgical color: white.
9 Wed d
St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationOctave of the Solemnity of St Joseph
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
d
10 Thu Liturgical color: white.
10 Thu
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And he went in” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Verily, verily, I say unto you”
11 Fri Liturgical color: white.
11 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They knew the Lord Jesus”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
Abstinence
12 Sat Liturgical color: white.
12 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
1 commemorationSs Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday after Easter Mag. “Now I go my way”
s
13 Sun Liturgical color: white.
13 Sun sd
IV Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now I go my way”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
14 Mon Liturgical color: white.
14 Mon
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Did not our heart” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I tell you the truth”
15 Tue Liturgical color: white.
15 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Peace be unto you, it is I”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “When the Comforter”
16 Wed Liturgical color: white.
16 Wed
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A spirit”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I have yet”
17 Thu Liturgical color: white.
17 Thu
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The disciples”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Venantius, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual”
18 Fri Liturgical color: red.
18 Fri Abstinence d
St Venantius, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. Saturday Office of the B.V.M. “O blessed Mother”Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Abstinence d
19 Sat Liturgical color: white.
19 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
1 commemorationSt Pudentiana, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of V Sunday after Easter Mag. “Hitherto”
s
20 Sun Liturgical color: white.
20 Sun sd
V Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hitherto”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Ask”
sd
21 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
21 Mon f2
Rogation Monday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ask”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For the Father” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “I will liken him”
f2
22 Tue Liturgical color: white.
22 Tue
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Romanus, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “It behoved Christ to suffer” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I came forth from the Father”
23 Wed Liturgical color: white.
23 Wed s
Vigil of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Father, the hour is come”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Ascension of Our Lord Mag. “Father”
s
24 Thu Liturgical color: white.
24 Thu 1cl
Ascension of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
1cl
25 Fri Liturgical color: white.
25 Fri Abstinence sd
Day II 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 II within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
Abstinence sd
26 Sat Liturgical color: white.
26 Sat d
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor
2 commemorationsDay III within the Octave of the AscensionSt Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Day III within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension Mag. “When the Comforter is come” Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “The Lord loved him”Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
d
27 Sun Liturgical color: white.
27 Sun sd
Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension
3 commemorationsSt Bede the Venerable, Confessor & DoctorDay IV within the Octave of the AscensionSt John I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come” Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “Well done, good and faithful servant”Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “These things have I told you” Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “Father”Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
sd
28 Mon Liturgical color: white.
28 Mon sd
Day V within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
sd
29 Tue Liturgical color: white.
29 Tue sd
Day VI within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
30 Wed Liturgical color: white.
30 Wed sd
Day VII within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Felix I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Octave of the Ascension Mag. “Father” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
sd
31 Thu Liturgical color: white.
31 Thu gd
The Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Petronilla, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
gd