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Fasting Abstinence

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April 2022 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 III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Whosoever drinketh” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Sir, I perceive” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
2 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
2 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent III
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Lauds
Ben. “But Jesus stooped down” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday in Lent Mag. “Woman” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
3 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
3 Sun Abstinence 1cl
IV Sunday in Lent
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Lauds
Ben. “When Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And Jesus” 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 IV
1 commemorationSt Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Take these things hence” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “Destroy this temple” 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 IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Why go ye about” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But no man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
6 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
6 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Master” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Wednesday after Lent IV “A man”
Fasting Abstinence f2
7 Thu Liturgical color: white.
7 Thu Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationThursday after Lent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Thursday after Lent IV “Jesus went”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him” Com. Thursday after Lent IV “A great prophet”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
8 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
8 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
9 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
9 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”
Fasting Abstinence f2
10 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
10 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Sunday of the Passion
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus said”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Your father Abraham” 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 Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSt Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “In the great day of the feast” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “If any man thirst” 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 Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “My time”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Go ye up” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
13 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
13 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSt Hermengild, Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “My sheep” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Many good works” 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 Passion Sunday
2 commemorationsSt Justin, MartyrSt Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Master saith” 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. “With desire” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “O holy Mary”
Fasting Abstinence f2
15 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
15 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationOur Lady of Sorrows
Office details
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”
Fasting Abstinence f2
16 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
16 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Palm Sunday Mag. “Righteous Father” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
17 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
17 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Palm Sunday
1 commemorationSt Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The multitudes” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “For it is written”
Abstinence 1cl
18 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
18 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”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
19 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
19 Tue Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Tuesday in Holy Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now before the feast”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I have power”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
20 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
20 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
21 Thu Liturgical color: white.
21 Thu Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
1 commemorationThursday after Palm Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now he that betrayed him”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “As they were eating”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
22 Fri Liturgical color: black.
22 Fri Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Friday of the Preparation (Good Friday)
1 commemorationFriday after Palm Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They set up”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “When he had received”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
23 Sat Liturgical color: white.
23 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
24 Sun Liturgical color: white.
24 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
25 Mon Liturgical color: white.
25 Mon 1cl
Monday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus himself”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “What manner of communications”
1cl
26 Tue Liturgical color: white.
26 Tue 1cl
Tuesday in Easter Week
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Lauds
Ben. “Jesus stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold My Hands”
1cl
27 Wed Liturgical color: white.
27 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 Vitalis, Martyr “Light perpetual”
1cl
28 Thu Liturgical color: white.
28 Thu 1cl
Thursday in Easter Week
1 commemorationSt Vitalis, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Mary stood” Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “They have taken”
1cl
29 Fri Liturgical color: white.
29 Fri 1cl
Friday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The eleven disciples”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “All power”
1cl
30 Sat Liturgical color: white.
30 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”
1cl