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May 2022 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Sun Liturgical color: white.
1 Sun 1cl
The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday)
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The same day”
Vespers
I Vespers of St George, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual” Com. The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday) “After eight days”Com. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
1cl
2 Mon Liturgical color: red.
2 Mon 1cl
St George, Martyr
1 commemorationSt Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. Finding of the Holy Cross “O Cross”Com. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
1cl
3 Tue Liturgical color: red.
3 Tue 2cl
Finding of the Holy Cross
1 commemorationSs Alexander, Eventius & Theodulus, Martyrs, and St Juvenalis, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou alone” Com. Ss Alexander, Eventius & Theodulus, Martyrs, and St Juvenalis, Bishop & Confessor “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Mark, Evangelist Mag. “Light perpetual” Com. Finding of the Holy Cross “O mighty work of mercy!”
2cl
4 Wed Liturgical color: red.
4 Wed 2cl
St Mark, Evangelist
1 commemorationSt Monica, Widow
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. St Monica, Widow “Give her”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. Ss Philip and James, Apostles “Let not your heart”
2cl
5 Thu Liturgical color: red.
5 Thu 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. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”
2cl
6 Fri Liturgical color: red.
6 Fri Abstinence gd
St John before the Latin Gate
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “John the Apostle” Com. Saturday Office of the B.V.M. “O blessed Mother”Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
Abstinence gd
7 Sat Liturgical color: white.
7 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
1 commemorationSt Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday after Easter Mag. “I am” Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “While John beheld”Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
s
8 Sun Liturgical color: white.
8 Sun sd
II Sunday after Easter
2 commemorationsApparition of St Michael the ArchangelSt Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am” Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “There was silence in heaven”Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “I am” Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “O Prince most glorious”
sd
9 Mon Liturgical color: white.
9 Mon d
St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
d
10 Tue Liturgical color: white.
10 Tue
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Go ye into the world” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “When Mary”
11 Wed Liturgical color: white.
11 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
12 Thu Liturgical color: white.
12 Thu
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Art thou only” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Other sheep I have”
13 Fri Liturgical color: white.
13 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 Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Light perpetual”
Abstinence
14 Sat Liturgical color: white.
14 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
1 commemorationSt Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday after Easter Mag. “A little while”
s
15 Sun Liturgical color: white.
15 Sun sd
III Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A little while”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Verily I say unto you”
sd
16 Mon Liturgical color: white.
16 Mon
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Your sorrow”
17 Tue Liturgical color: white.
17 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And they constrained him”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Venantius, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual” Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
18 Wed Liturgical color: red.
18 Wed d
St Venantius, Martyr
1 commemorationOctave of the Solemnity of St Joseph
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
d
19 Thu Liturgical color: white.
19 Thu
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Pudentiana, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And he went in” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Verily, verily, I say unto you”
20 Fri Liturgical color: white.
20 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
21 Sat Liturgical color: white.
21 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 Romanus, Abbot “I will liken him”
s
22 Sun Liturgical color: white.
22 Sun sd
IV Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Romanus, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now I go my way” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way”
sd
23 Mon Liturgical color: white.
23 Mon
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Did not our heart”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I tell you the truth” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “I will liken him”
24 Tue Liturgical color: white.
24 Tue
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Vincent of Lerins, Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Peace be unto you, it is I” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “When the Comforter” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
25 Wed Liturgical color: white.
25 Wed
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Urban, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A spirit” 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”
26 Thu Liturgical color: white.
26 Thu d
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationSt Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
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 Fri Liturgical color: white.
27 Fri Abstinence 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” Com. Saturday Office of the B.V.M. “O blessed Mother”
Abstinence d
28 Sat Liturgical color: white.
28 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of V Sunday after Easter Mag. “Hitherto”
s
29 Sun Liturgical color: white.
29 Sun sd
V Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hitherto”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Ask” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
30 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
30 Mon f2
Rogation Monday
1 commemorationSt Felix I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ask” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For the Father” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
f2
31 Tue Liturgical color: white.
31 Tue
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Petronilla, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “It behoved Christ to suffer” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I came forth from the Father”