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Fasting Abstinence

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April 2023 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
1 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “He that followeth me” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday of the Passion Mag. “I am one”
Fasting Abstinence f2
2 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
2 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
3 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
3 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “In the great day of the feast”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “If any man thirst” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
4 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
4 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSt Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
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Lauds
Ben. “My time” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “Go ye up” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
5 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
5 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
6 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
6 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Master saith”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Thursday after Passion Sunday “With desire”Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “O holy Mary”
Fasting Abstinence f2
7 Fri Liturgical color: white.
7 Fri Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
2 commemorationsFriday after Passion SundayOur Lady of Sorrows
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Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Friday after Passion Sunday “Now the feast day of the Jews”Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “Blessed art thou”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him” Com. Friday after Passion Sunday “The chief priests”Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “All generations”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
8 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
8 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”
Fasting Abstinence f2
9 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
9 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Palm Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The multitudes”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “For it is written”
Abstinence 1cl
10 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
10 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” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
11 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
11 Tue Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Tuesday in Holy Week
1 commemorationSt Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now before the feast” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “I have power” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
12 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
12 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
13 Thu Liturgical color: white.
13 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
14 Fri Liturgical color: black.
14 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
15 Sat Liturgical color: white.
15 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
16 Sun Liturgical color: white.
16 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
17 Mon Liturgical color: white.
17 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
18 Tue Liturgical color: white.
18 Tue 1cl
Tuesday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold My Hands”
1cl
19 Wed Liturgical color: white.
19 Wed 1cl
Wednesday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Cast the net”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Jesus saith unto his disciples”
1cl
20 Thu Liturgical color: white.
20 Thu 1cl
Thursday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Mary stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “They have taken”
1cl
21 Fri Liturgical color: white.
21 Fri 1cl
Friday in Easter Week
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Lauds
Ben. “The eleven disciples”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “All power” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
1cl
22 Sat Liturgical color: white.
22 Sat 1cl
Saturday before Low Sunday (Sabbato in Albis)
1 commemorationSs Soter & Caius, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They ran both together” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday) Mag. “The same day”
1cl
23 Sun Liturgical color: white.
23 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”
1cl
24 Mon Liturgical color: red.
24 Mon 1cl
St George, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. St Mark, Evangelist “Light perpetual”
1cl
25 Tue Liturgical color: red.
25 Tue 2cl
St Mark, Evangelist
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous”
2cl
26 Wed Liturgical color: red.
26 Wed sd
Day IV within the Octave of St George
1 commemorationSt Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. St Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous”
sd
27 Thu Liturgical color: red.
27 Thu sd
Day V within the Octave of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
28 Fri Liturgical color: red.
28 Fri Abstinence sd
Day VI within the Octave of St George
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”
Abstinence sd
29 Sat Liturgical color: red.
29 Sat sd
Day VII within the Octave of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday after Easter Mag. “I am” Com. Day VII within the Octave of St George “O ye holy and righteous”
sd
30 Sun Liturgical color: white.
30 Sun sd
II Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationOctave Day of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am” Com. Octave Day of St George “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Ss Philip and James, Apostles Mag. “Let not your heart” Com. II Sunday after Easter “I am”
sd