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December 2024 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
1 Sun Abstinence 2cl
I Sunday of Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Holy Ghost”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Fear not, Mary” Com. St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Abstinence 2cl
2 Mon Liturgical color: white.
2 Mon Fasting Abstinence d
St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationSt Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Monday after Advent I “The Angel of the Lord”Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Monday after Advent I “Lift up thine eyes”
Fasting Abstinence d
3 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
3 Tue Abstinence
Tuesday after Advent I
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Before they came together”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Seek ye the Lord” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Abstinence
4 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
4 Wed Fasting Abstinence
Wednesday after Advent I
1 commemorationSt Barbara, Virgin & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Out of Sion” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “After me” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “I will liken him”
Fasting Abstinence
5 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
5 Thu Abstinence
Thursday after Advent I
1 commemorationSt Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed art thou” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Nicholas Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Thursday after Advent I “I will wait”
Abstinence
6 Fri Liturgical color: white.
6 Fri Fasting Abstinence d
St Nicholas
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Friday after Advent I “Lo, there cometh one”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. St Nicholas “The Lord loved him”Com. Friday after Advent I “Out of Egypt”
Fasting Abstinence d
7 Sat Liturgical color: white.
7 Sat Abstinence gd
St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Saturday before Advent II “Fear not”
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday of Advent Mag. “Come, O Lord, in peace” Com. St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Abstinence gd
8 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
8 Sun Abstinence 2cl
II Sunday of Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now when John”
Vespers
I Vespers of Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “All generations” Com. II Sunday of Advent “Art thou he”
Abstinence 2cl
9 Mon Liturgical color: white.
9 Mon Fasting Abstinence 2cl
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Monday after Advent II “From heaven there cometh”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Monday after Advent II “Behold the King shall come”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
10 Tue Liturgical color: white.
10 Tue Abstinence sd
Day III within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Tuesday after Advent II “The Lord shall arise upon thee”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Tuesday after Advent II “The voice of one crying”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Abstinence sd
11 Wed Liturgical color: white.
11 Wed Fasting Abstinence sd
Day IV within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Damasus, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Wednesday after Advent II “Behold I send my messenger”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Wednesday after Advent II “Sion”
Fasting Abstinence sd
12 Thu Liturgical color: white.
12 Thu Abstinence sd
Day V within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Thursday after Advent II “Thou, O Lord”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr Mag. “In thy patience” Com. Day V within Conception Octave “Let us celebrate”Com. Thursday after Advent II “He that cometh after me”Com. St Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
Abstinence sd
13 Fri Liturgical color: red.
13 Fri Fasting Abstinence gd
St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr
2 commemorationsDay VI within Conception OctaveSt Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A pillar art thou” Com. Day VI within Conception Octave “The Lord God said”Com. Friday after Advent II “Say to them”Com. St Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “With such gravity” Com. Day VI within Conception Octave “Let us celebrate”Com. Friday after Advent II “Sing unto the Lord”
Fasting Abstinence gd
14 Sat Liturgical color: white.
14 Sat Abstinence sd
Day VII within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Saturday before Advent III “The Lord shall set up an ensign”
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) Mag. “Before me” Com. Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M. “O holy Mary”
Abstinence sd
15 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
15 Sun Abstinence 2cl
III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete)
1 commemorationOctave of the Conception of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He shall sit upon the throne” Com. Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M. “Blessed art thou”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Blessed art thou” Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Abstinence 2cl
16 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
16 Mon Fasting Abstinence
Monday after Advent III
1 commemorationSt Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “There shall come forth” Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “All generations”
Fasting Abstinence
17 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
17 Tue Abstinence
Tuesday after Advent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou, Bethlehem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Wisdom” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “The Holy Ghost”
Abstinence
18 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
18 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Wednesday in Advent
1 commemorationExpectation of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Angel” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “He shall sit upon the throne”
Vespers
Mag. “O Adonai” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “O Virgin of Virgins”
Fasting Abstinence f2
19 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
19 Thu Abstinence
Thursday after Advent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Be ye watchful”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Root of Jesse”
Abstinence
20 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
20 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Friday in Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “For lo, as soon”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Thomas, Apostle Mag. “Because thou hast seen me”
Fasting Abstinence f2
21 Sat Liturgical color: red.
21 Sat Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Thomas, Apostle
1 commemorationEmber Saturday in Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Ember Saturday in Advent “Be not afraid”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. IV Sunday of Advent “O Day-spring”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
22 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
22 Sun Abstinence 2cl
IV Sunday of Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hail, Mary”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of Nations”
Abstinence 2cl
23 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
23 Mon Fasting Abstinence
Monday after Advent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Behold all things are fulfilled”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Emmanuel”
Fasting Abstinence
24 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
24 Tue Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Saviour”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Nativity of Our Lord Mag. “When the sun hath risen”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
25 Wed Liturgical color: white.
25 Wed 1cl
The Nativity of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day” Com. St Stephen, Protomartyr “And Stephen, full of faith and power”
1cl
26 Thu Liturgical color: red.
26 Thu 2cl
St Stephen, Protomartyr
1 commemorationDay II within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And Stephen, full of faith and power” Com. Day II within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Devout men” Com. St John, Apostle and Evangelist “This is the same John”Com. Day II within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
2cl
27 Fri Liturgical color: white.
27 Fri Abstinence 2cl
St John, Apostle and Evangelist
1 commemorationDay III within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “This is the same John” Com. Day III within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “There went this saying abroad” Com. The Holy Innocents, Martyrs “These are they”Com. Day III within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
Abstinence 2cl
28 Sat Liturgical color: red.
28 Sat 2cl
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
1 commemorationDay IV within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “These are they” Com. Day IV within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Then were innocent children” Com. Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity “While all things”Com. Day IV within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
2cl
29 Sun Liturgical color: white.
29 Sun sd
Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
1 commemorationDay V within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “While all things” Com. Day V within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Child Jesus” Com. Day V within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
sd
30 Mon Liturgical color: white.
30 Mon sd
Day VI within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Glory”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Sylvester, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Day VI within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
sd
31 Tue Liturgical color: white.
31 Tue d
St Sylvester, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationDay VII within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Day VII within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
I Vespers of Circumcision of Our Lord Mag. “God”
d