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Fasting Abstinence

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April 2026 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
1 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “My sheep”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Many good works”
Fasting Abstinence f2
2 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
2 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Master saith”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “With desire” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “O holy Mary”
Fasting Abstinence f2
3 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
3 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationOur Lady of Sorrows
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now the feast day of the Jews” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “Blessed art thou”
Vespers
Mag. “The chief priests” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “All generations”Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
4 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
4 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSt Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of Palm Sunday Mag. “Righteous Father” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
5 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
5 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
6 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
6 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
7 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
7 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
8 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
8 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
9 Thu Liturgical color: white.
9 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
10 Fri Liturgical color: black.
10 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
11 Sat Liturgical color: white.
11 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Holy Saturday
2 commemorationsSaturday after Palm SundaySt Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The women”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday of the Resurrection Mag. “In the end of the sabbath”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
12 Sun Liturgical color: white.
12 Sun 1cl
Sunday of the Resurrection
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And very early in the morning”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And when they looked”
1cl
13 Mon Liturgical color: white.
13 Mon 1cl
Monday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus himself”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “What manner of communications”
1cl
14 Tue Liturgical color: white.
14 Tue 1cl
Tuesday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold My Hands”
1cl
15 Wed Liturgical color: white.
15 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
16 Thu Liturgical color: white.
16 Thu 1cl
Thursday in Easter Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Mary stood”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “They have taken” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
1cl
17 Fri Liturgical color: white.
17 Fri 1cl
Friday in Easter Week
1 commemorationSt Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The eleven disciples” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “All power”
1cl
18 Sat Liturgical color: white.
18 Sat 1cl
Saturday before Low Sunday (Sabbato in Albis)
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They ran both together”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday) Mag. “The same day”
1cl
19 Sun Liturgical color: white.
19 Sun 1cl
The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday)
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The same day”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. The Octave of Easter (Low Sunday) “After eight days”
1cl
20 Mon Liturgical color: white.
20 Mon 1cl
St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him”
1cl
21 Tue Liturgical color: white.
21 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I go before you”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Reach hither thy finger” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
22 Wed Liturgical color: white.
22 Wed
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Soter & Caius, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am the true vine” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St George, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual”
23 Thu Liturgical color: red.
23 Thu 1cl
St George, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous”
1cl
24 Fri Liturgical color: red.
24 Fri Abstinence sd
Day II 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 Mark, Evangelist “Light perpetual”
Abstinence sd
25 Sat Liturgical color: red.
25 Sat 2cl
St Mark, Evangelist
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. II Sunday after Easter “I am”
2cl
26 Sun Liturgical color: white.
26 Sun sd
II Sunday after Easter
2 commemorationsDay IV within the Octave of St GeorgeSt Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am” Com. Day IV within the Octave of St George “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. St Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “I am” Com. Day IV within the Octave of St George “O ye holy and righteous”
sd
27 Mon Liturgical color: red.
27 Mon 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 Tue Liturgical color: red.
28 Tue 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
I Vespers of Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “When Mary”
sd
29 Wed Liturgical color: white.
29 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. Octave Day of St George “Light perpetual”
1cl
30 Thu Liturgical color: red.
30 Thu gd
Octave Day of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Ss Philip and James, Apostles Mag. “Let not your heart” Com. Octave Day of St George “O ye holy and righteous”
gd