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2016 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

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April 2016 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
1 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He will miserably destroy” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “When they sought to lay hands on him” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
2 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
2 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I will go” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday in Lent Mag. “But the father” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
3 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
3 Sun Abstinence 1cl
III Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When a strong man armed” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “A certain woman” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Abstinence 1cl
4 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
4 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Verily I say unto you” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “But Jesus, passing” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
5 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
5 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
6 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
6 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hearken” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Wednesday after Lent III “To eat with unwashen hands”
Fasting Abstinence f2
7 Thu Liturgical color: white.
7 Thu Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationThursday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Thursday after Lent III “And devils also”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him” Com. Thursday after Lent III “Whosoever had any sick”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
8 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
8 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Whosoever drinketh” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Sir, I perceive” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
9 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
9 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
10 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
10 Sun Abstinence 1cl
IV Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And Jesus” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Abstinence 1cl
11 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
11 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Take these things hence” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “Destroy this temple” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
12 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
12 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 Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
13 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
13 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt Hermengild, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Master” Suffrage Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A man” Suffrage Com. St Justin, Martyr “This is a Martyr”Com. St Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence f2
14 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
14 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent IV
2 commemorationsSt Justin, MartyrSt Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus went” Suffrage 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. “A great prophet” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
15 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
15 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Our friend” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lord, if thou hadst been here” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
16 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
16 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 Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
17 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
17 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Sunday of the Passion
1 commemorationSt Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus said” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Your father Abraham”
Abstinence 1cl
18 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
18 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “In the great day of the feast”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “If any man thirst”
Fasting Abstinence f2
19 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
19 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “My time”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Go ye up”
Fasting Abstinence f2
20 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
20 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “My sheep”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Many good works”
Fasting Abstinence f2
21 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
21 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Master saith”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “With desire” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “O holy Mary”Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence f2
22 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
22 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Passion Sunday
2 commemorationsOur Lady of SorrowsSs Soter & Caius, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now the feast day of the Jews” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “Blessed art thou”Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Vespers
I Vespers of St George, Martyr Mag. “This is a Martyr” Com. Friday after Passion Sunday “The chief priests”Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “All generations”
Fasting Abstinence f2
23 Sat Liturgical color: red.
23 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St George, Martyr
1 commemorationSaturday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He that hateth his life” Com. Saturday after Passion Sunday “O Father, glorify thou me”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Whosoever will come after me” Com. Palm Sunday “Righteous Father”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
24 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
24 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
25 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
25 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. St Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
26 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
26 Tue Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Tuesday in Holy Week
1 commemorationSt Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now before the feast” Com. St Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I have power”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
27 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
27 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
28 Thu Liturgical color: white.
28 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
29 Fri Liturgical color: black.
29 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
30 Sat Liturgical color: white.
30 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