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Fasting Abstinence

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April 2020 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
1 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “Master” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
2 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
2 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “Jesus went” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A great prophet” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
3 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
3 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “Our friend” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lord, if thou hadst been here” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
4 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
4 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
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Lauds
Ben. “He that followeth me” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday of the Passion Mag. “I am one” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
5 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
5 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Sunday of the Passion
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Lauds
Ben. “Jesus said”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Your father Abraham”
Abstinence 1cl
6 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
6 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “In the great day of the feast”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Monday after Passion Sunday “If any man thirst”
Fasting Abstinence f2
7 Tue Liturgical color: white.
7 Tue Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationTuesday after Passion Sunday
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Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Tuesday after Passion Sunday “My time”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him” Com. Tuesday after Passion Sunday “Go ye up”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
8 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
8 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Passion Sunday
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Lauds
Ben. “My sheep”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Many good works”
Fasting Abstinence f2
9 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
9 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Passion Sunday
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Lauds
Ben. “The Master saith”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “With desire” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “O holy Mary”
Fasting Abstinence f2
10 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
10 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationOur Lady of Sorrows
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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”Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
11 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
11 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSt Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
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Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of Palm Sunday Mag. “Righteous Father” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
12 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
12 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Palm Sunday
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Lauds
Ben. “The multitudes”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “For it is written” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Abstinence 1cl
13 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
13 Mon Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Monday in Holy Week
1 commemorationSt Hermengild, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Thou couldest have no power” Com. St Justin, Martyr “This is a Martyr”Com. St Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
14 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
14 Tue Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Tuesday in Holy Week
2 commemorationsSt Justin, MartyrSt Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now before 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. “I have power”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
15 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
15 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
16 Thu Liturgical color: white.
16 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
17 Fri Liturgical color: black.
17 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
18 Sat Liturgical color: white.
18 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
19 Sun Liturgical color: white.
19 Sun 1cl
Sunday of the Resurrection
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Lauds
Ben. “And very early in the morning”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And when they looked”
1cl
20 Mon Liturgical color: white.
20 Mon 1cl
Monday in Easter Week
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Lauds
Ben. “Jesus himself”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “What manner of communications”
1cl
21 Tue Liturgical color: white.
21 Tue 1cl
Tuesday in Easter Week
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Lauds
Ben. “Jesus stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold My Hands”
1cl
22 Wed Liturgical color: white.
22 Wed 1cl
Wednesday in Easter Week
1 commemorationSs Soter & Caius, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Cast the net” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Jesus saith unto his disciples”
1cl
23 Thu Liturgical color: white.
23 Thu 1cl
Thursday in Easter Week
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Lauds
Ben. “Mary stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “They have taken”
1cl
24 Fri Liturgical color: white.
24 Fri 1cl
Friday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The eleven disciples”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “All power”
1cl
25 Sat Liturgical color: white.
25 Sat 1cl
Saturday before Low Sunday (Sabbato in Albis)
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They ran both together”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday) Mag. “The same day” Com. St Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
1cl
26 Sun Liturgical color: white.
26 Sun 1cl
The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday)
1 commemorationSt Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The same day” Com. St Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of St George, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual” Com. The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday) “After eight days”
1cl
27 Mon Liturgical color: red.
27 Mon 1cl
St George, Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. St Mark, Evangelist “Light perpetual”
1cl
28 Tue Liturgical color: red.
28 Tue 2cl
St Mark, Evangelist
1 commemorationSt Vitalis, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous”
2cl
29 Wed Liturgical color: red.
29 Wed sd
Day VII within the Octave of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Octave Day of St George Mag. “Light perpetual”
sd
30 Thu Liturgical color: red.
30 Thu gd
Octave Day of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Ss Philip and James, Apostles Mag. “Let not your heart” Com. Octave Day of St George “O ye holy and righteous”
gd