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May 2021 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Sat Liturgical color: white.
1 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Holy Saturday
1 commemorationSaturday after Palm Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The women”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday of the Resurrection Mag. “In the end of the sabbath”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
2 Sun Liturgical color: white.
2 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
3 Mon Liturgical color: white.
3 Mon 1cl
Monday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus himself”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “What manner of communications”
1cl
4 Tue Liturgical color: white.
4 Tue 1cl
Tuesday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold My Hands”
1cl
5 Wed Liturgical color: white.
5 Wed 1cl
Wednesday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Cast the net”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Jesus saith unto his disciples” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”
1cl
6 Thu Liturgical color: white.
6 Thu 1cl
Thursday in Easter Week
1 commemorationSt John before the Latin Gate
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Mary stood” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “They have taken” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
1cl
7 Fri Liturgical color: white.
7 Fri 1cl
Friday in Easter Week
1 commemorationSt Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The eleven disciples” Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “All power” Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “While John beheld”Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
1cl
8 Sat Liturgical color: white.
8 Sat 1cl
Saturday before Low Sunday (Sabbato in Albis)
2 commemorationsApparition of St Michael the ArchangelSt Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They ran both together” Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “There was silence in heaven”Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday) Mag. “The same day” Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “O Prince most glorious”Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
1cl
9 Sun Liturgical color: white.
9 Sun 1cl
The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday)
1 commemorationSt Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The same day” Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Mark, Evangelist Mag. “Light perpetual” Com. The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday) “After eight days”
1cl
10 Mon Liturgical color: red.
10 Mon 2cl
St Mark, Evangelist
1 commemorationSs Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. Ss Philip and James, Apostles “Let not your heart”
2cl
11 Tue Liturgical color: red.
11 Tue 2cl
Ss Philip and James, Apostles
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am the way”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “If ye abide in me” Com. Finding of the Holy Cross “O Cross”
2cl
12 Wed Liturgical color: red.
12 Wed 2cl
Finding of the Holy Cross
1 commemorationSs Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou alone” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “He the holy Cross endured”
2cl
13 Thu Liturgical color: white.
13 Thu
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “My heart burns”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I did put my finger” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Light perpetual”
14 Fri Liturgical color: white.
14 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “There came unto the tomb” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven”
Abstinence
15 Sat Liturgical color: white.
15 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday after Easter Mag. “I am”
s
16 Sun Liturgical color: white.
16 Sun sd
II Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “I am”
sd
17 Mon Liturgical color: white.
17 Mon
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Go ye into the world”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Venantius, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual”
18 Tue Liturgical color: red.
18 Tue d
St Venantius, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “When Mary” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “O ye holy and righteous”
d
19 Wed Liturgical color: white.
19 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”
1cl
20 Thu Liturgical color: white.
20 Thu
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Art thou only”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Other sheep I have”
21 Fri Liturgical color: white.
21 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ought not Christ”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “I will liken him”
Abstinence
22 Sat Liturgical color: white.
22 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
1 commemorationSt Romanus, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday after Easter Mag. “A little while”
s
23 Sun Liturgical color: white.
23 Sun sd
III Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A little while”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Verily I say unto you” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “I will liken him”
sd
24 Mon Liturgical color: white.
24 Mon
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Vincent of Lerins, Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Your sorrow” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
25 Tue Liturgical color: white.
25 Tue
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Urban, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And they constrained him” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
26 Wed Liturgical color: white.
26 Wed d
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor
2 commemorationsSt Eleutherius, Bishop & MartyrOctave of the Solemnity of St Joseph
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “The Lord loved him”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
d
27 Thu Liturgical color: white.
27 Thu d
St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationSt John I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done, good and faithful servant” Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent”
d
28 Fri Liturgical color: white.
28 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”
Abstinence
29 Sat Liturgical color: white.
29 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday after Easter Mag. “Now I go my way” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
s
30 Sun Liturgical color: white.
30 Sun sd
IV Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Felix I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now I go my way” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
sd
31 Mon Liturgical color: white.
31 Mon
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Petronilla, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Did not our heart” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I tell you the truth”