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2020 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 2020 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
1 Sun 2cl
Quinquagesima Sunday
1 commemorationSt David of Wales, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Behold, we go up” Suffrage Com. St David of Wales, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And Jesus stood” Suffrage Com. St Chad, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
2cl
2 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
2 Mon
Monday after Quinquagesima
1 commemorationSt Chad, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed” Suffrage Com. St Chad, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “And they which went before” Suffrage
3 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
3 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 Com. St Lucius I, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
4 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
4 Wed Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Ash Wednesday
1 commemorationSt Lucius I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When ye fast” Suffrage Com. St Lucius I, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lay up for yourselves” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
5 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
5 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Lord, my servant” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lord, I am not worthy” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence f2
6 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
6 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Ash Wednesday
1 commemorationSt Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When thou doest thine alms” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Vespers
Mag. “But thou, when thou prayest” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “In the heavenly kingdom”
Fasting Abstinence f2
7 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
7 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” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
8 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
8 Sun Abstinence 1cl
I Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Then was Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold, now” Suffrage Com. St Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Abstinence 1cl
9 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
9 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent I
1 commemorationSt Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Come, ye blessed” Suffrage Com. St Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “That which ye have done” Suffrage Com. The Forty Holy Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence f2
10 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
10 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent I
1 commemorationThe Forty Holy Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And Jesus” Suffrage Com. The Forty Holy Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Truly it is written” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
11 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
11 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Wednesday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “This crooked” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Gregory the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
12 Thu Liturgical color: white.
12 Thu Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Gregory the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationThursday after Lent I
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Gregory” Com. Thursday after Lent I “Jesus went thence”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Thursday after Lent I “O woman”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
13 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
13 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Friday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “An Angel of the Lord” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “He that made me whole” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
14 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
14 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Saturday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And Jesus taketh his disciples” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday in Lent Mag. “Tell the vision” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
15 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
15 Sun Abstinence 1cl
II Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And Jesus taketh his disciples” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Tell the vision” Suffrage
Abstinence 1cl
16 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
16 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am the Beginning” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “He that sent me” Com. St Patrick “O thou Priest and Bishop”Com. St Joseph of Arimathea, C “I will liken him”
Fasting Abstinence f2
17 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
17 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent II
2 commemorationsSt PatrickSt Joseph of Arimathea, C
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “One is your Master” Com. St Patrick “Well done”Com. St Joseph of Arimathea, C “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
Mag. “But all ye are brethren” Com. St Patrick “The Lord loved him”Com. St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. St Edward, King & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
18 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
18 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent II
2 commemorationsSt Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & DoctorSt Edward, King & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Behold, we go up” Com. St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”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. Wednesday after Lent II “For he shall be delivered”
Fasting Abstinence f2
19 Thu Liturgical color: white.
19 Thu Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 commemorationThursday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus himself” Com. Thursday after Lent II “Son, remember”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold a faithful” Com. Thursday after Lent II “That rich man”Com. St Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
20 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
20 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent II
1 commemorationSt Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He will miserably destroy” Com. St Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Benedict, Abbot Mag. “Let all the multitude” Com. Friday after Lent II “When they sought to lay hands on him”
Fasting Abstinence f2
21 Sat Liturgical color: white.
21 Sat Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Benedict, Abbot
1 commemorationSaturday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Benedict” Com. Saturday after Lent II “I will go”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day holy Benedict” Com. III Sunday in Lent “But the father”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
22 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
22 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” Suffrage
Abstinence 1cl
23 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
23 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Verily I say unto you” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But Jesus, passing” Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Angel Gabriel”
Fasting Abstinence f2
24 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
24 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt Gabriel the Archangel
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “If two of you” Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Angel Gabriel”
Vespers
I Vespers of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “The Holy Ghost” Com. Tuesday after Lent III “Where two or three”Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Archangel Gabriel”
Fasting Abstinence f2
25 Wed Liturgical color: white.
25 Wed Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 commemorationWednesday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “How shall this be” Com. Wednesday after Lent III “Hearken”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Angel Gabriel” Com. Wednesday after Lent III “To eat with unwashen hands”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
26 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
26 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 John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
27 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
27 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Whosoever drinketh” Com. St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
Mag. “Sir, I perceive” Com. St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
28 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
28 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
29 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
29 Sun Abstinence 1cl
IV Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And Jesus” Suffrage Com. St John Climacus, Abbot “I will liken him”
Abstinence 1cl
30 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
30 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt John Climacus, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Take these things hence” Suffrage Com. St John Climacus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Destroy this temple” Suffrage Com. St Innocent of Alaska, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Fasting Abstinence f2
31 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
31 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt Innocent of Alaska, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Why go ye about” Suffrage Com. St Innocent of Alaska, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But no man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2