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2025 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

Ranks: 1cl first class2cl second classgd greater doubled doublesd semi-doubles simplef2 privileged feria

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May 2025 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Thu Liturgical color: red.
1 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 Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
2cl
2 Fri Liturgical color: white.
2 Fri Abstinence d
St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of Finding of the Holy Cross Mag. “O Cross” Com. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Abstinence d
3 Sat Liturgical color: red.
3 Sat 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
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “He the holy Cross endured” Com. II Sunday after Easter “I am”
2cl
4 Sun Liturgical color: white.
4 Sun sd
II Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Monica, Widow
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am” Com. St Monica, Widow “Give her”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “I am”
sd
5 Mon Liturgical color: white.
5 Mon
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Go ye into the world”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St John before the Latin Gate Mag. “John the Apostle”
6 Tue Liturgical color: red.
6 Tue gd
St John before the Latin Gate
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “When Mary” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”
gd
7 Wed Liturgical color: white.
7 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” Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “While John beheld”
1cl
8 Thu Liturgical color: white.
8 Thu gd
Apparition of St Michael the Archangel
1 commemorationSt Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “There was silence in heaven” Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Prince most glorious” Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
gd
9 Fri Liturgical color: white.
9 Fri Abstinence d
St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Saturday Office of the B.V.M. “O blessed Mother”Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
Abstinence d
10 Sat Liturgical color: white.
10 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
1 commemorationSs Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday after Easter Mag. “A little while”
s
11 Sun Liturgical color: white.
11 Sun sd
III Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A little while”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Verily I say unto you” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
sd
12 Mon Liturgical color: white.
12 Mon
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Your sorrow”
13 Tue Liturgical color: white.
13 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And they constrained him”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Let my spirit rejoice” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Light perpetual”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
14 Wed Liturgical color: white.
14 Wed
Easter feria
2 commemorationsSt Boniface of Tarsus, MartyrOctave of the Solemnity of St Joseph
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “From the hand of all” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
Mag. “The Lord”
15 Thu Liturgical color: white.
15 Thu
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And he went in”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Verily, verily, I say unto you”
16 Fri Liturgical color: white.
16 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
17 Sat Liturgical color: white.
17 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 Venantius, Martyr “Light perpetual”
s
18 Sun Liturgical color: white.
18 Sun sd
IV Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Venantius, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now I go my way” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “O ye holy and righteous”Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
sd
19 Mon Liturgical color: white.
19 Mon
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Pudentiana, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Did not our heart” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I tell you the truth”
20 Tue Liturgical color: white.
20 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Peace be unto you, it is I”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “When the Comforter”
21 Wed Liturgical color: white.
21 Wed
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A spirit”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I have yet” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “I will liken him”
22 Thu Liturgical color: white.
22 Thu
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Romanus, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The disciples” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For he shall not speak of himself”
23 Fri Liturgical color: white.
23 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “These are the words”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “I will liken him”
Abstinence
24 Sat Liturgical color: white.
24 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
1 commemorationSt Vincent of Lerins, Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of V Sunday after Easter Mag. “Hitherto” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
s
25 Sun Liturgical color: white.
25 Sun sd
V Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Urban, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hitherto” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Ask” Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
26 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
26 Mon f2
Rogation Monday
2 commemorationsSt Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & ConfessorSt Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ask” Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “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”
f2
27 Tue Liturgical color: white.
27 Tue 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”
d
28 Wed Liturgical color: white.
28 Wed s
Vigil of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Father, the hour is come”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Ascension of Our Lord Mag. “Father”
s
29 Thu Liturgical color: white.
29 Thu 1cl
Ascension of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
1cl
30 Fri Liturgical color: white.
30 Fri Abstinence sd
Day II within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Felix I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Abstinence sd
31 Sat Liturgical color: white.
31 Sat sd
Day III within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Petronilla, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension Mag. “When the Comforter is come” Com. Day III within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”
sd