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Fasting Abstinence

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April 2024 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
1 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “I am the Beginning” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “He that sent me” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
2 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
2 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “One is your Master” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But all ye are brethren” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
3 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
3 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “Behold, we go up” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For he shall be delivered” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
4 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
4 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent II
1 commemorationSt Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
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Lauds
Ben. “Son, remember” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “That rich man” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
5 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
5 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “He will miserably destroy” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “When they sought to lay hands on him” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
6 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
6 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “I will go” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday in Lent Mag. “But the father” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
7 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
7 Sun Abstinence 1cl
III Sunday in Lent
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Lauds
Ben. “When a strong man armed” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. III Sunday in Lent “A certain woman”
Abstinence 1cl
8 Mon Liturgical color: white.
8 Mon Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationMonday after Lent III
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Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Monday after Lent III “Verily I say unto you”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him” Com. Monday after Lent III “But Jesus, passing”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
9 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
9 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent III
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Lauds
Ben. “If two of you” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Where two or three” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
10 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
10 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent III
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Lauds
Ben. “Hearken” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “To eat with unwashen hands” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
11 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
11 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
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Lauds
Ben. “And devils also” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “Whosoever had any sick” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
12 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
12 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent III
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Lauds
Ben. “Whosoever drinketh” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Sir, I perceive” Suffrage Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
13 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
13 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt Hermengild, Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “But Jesus stooped down” Suffrage Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday in Lent Mag. “Woman” Suffrage 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 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
14 Sun Abstinence 1cl
IV Sunday in Lent
2 commemorationsSt Justin, MartyrSt Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs
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Lauds
Ben. “When Jesus” Suffrage Com. St Justin, Martyr “He that hateth his life”Com. St Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And Jesus” Suffrage
Abstinence 1cl
15 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
15 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “Take these things hence” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Destroy this temple” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
16 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
16 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “Why go ye about” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But no man” Suffrage Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
17 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
17 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “Master” Suffrage Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
18 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
18 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
19 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
19 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” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
20 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
20 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
21 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
21 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” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Abstinence 1cl
22 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
22 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSs Soter & Caius, Martyrs
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Lauds
Ben. “In the great day of the feast” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St George, Martyr Mag. “This is a Martyr” Com. Monday after Passion Sunday “If any man thirst”
Fasting Abstinence f2
23 Tue Liturgical color: red.
23 Tue Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St George, Martyr
1 commemorationTuesday after Passion Sunday
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Lauds
Ben. “He that hateth his life” Com. Tuesday after Passion Sunday “My time”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Whosoever will come after me” Com. Tuesday after Passion Sunday “Go ye up”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
24 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
24 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Passion Sunday
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Lauds
Ben. “My sheep”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Mark, Evangelist Mag. “They will deliver you up” Com. Wednesday after Passion Sunday “Many good works”
Fasting Abstinence f2
25 Thu Liturgical color: red.
25 Thu Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Mark, Evangelist
1 commemorationThursday after Passion Sunday
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Lauds
Ben. “Ye which have forsaken all” Com. Thursday after Passion Sunday “The Master saith”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Be ye valiant in warfare” Com. Thursday after Passion Sunday “With desire”Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “O holy Mary”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
26 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
26 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Passion Sunday
2 commemorationsOur Lady of SorrowsSt Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now the feast day of the Jews” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “Blessed art thou”Com. St Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Vespers
Mag. “The chief priests” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “All generations”
Fasting Abstinence f2
27 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
27 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Passion Sunday
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Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Palm Sunday Mag. “Righteous Father” Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
28 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
28 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Palm Sunday
1 commemorationSt Vitalis, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The multitudes” Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “For it is written”
Abstinence 1cl
29 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
29 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
30 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
30 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