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May 2026 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Fri Liturgical color: red.
1 Fri Abstinence 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”
Abstinence 2cl
2 Sat Liturgical color: white.
2 Sat 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”Com. III Sunday after Easter “A little while”
d
3 Sun Liturgical color: red.
3 Sun 2cl
Finding of the Holy Cross
2 commemorationsIII Sunday after EasterSs Alexander, Eventius & Theodulus, Martyrs, and St Juvenalis, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou alone” Com. III Sunday after Easter “A little while”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. III Sunday after Easter “Verily I say unto you”
2cl
4 Mon Liturgical color: white.
4 Mon
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Monica, Widow
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed” Com. St Monica, Widow “Give her”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Your sorrow”
5 Tue Liturgical color: white.
5 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And they constrained him”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St John before the Latin Gate Mag. “John the Apostle” Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
6 Wed Liturgical color: red.
6 Wed gd
St John before the Latin Gate
1 commemorationOctave of the Solemnity of St Joseph
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “John the Apostle” Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
gd
7 Thu Liturgical color: white.
7 Thu
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And he went in” Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Apparition of St Michael the Archangel Mag. “While John beheld” Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
8 Fri Liturgical color: white.
8 Fri Abstinence 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”
Abstinence gd
9 Sat Liturgical color: white.
9 Sat d
St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday after Easter Mag. “Now I go my way” Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
d
10 Sun Liturgical color: white.
10 Sun sd
IV Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSs Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now I go my way” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way”
sd
11 Mon Liturgical color: white.
11 Mon
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Did not our heart”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I tell you the truth” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
12 Tue Liturgical color: white.
12 Tue
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Peace be unto you, it is I” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “When the Comforter”
13 Wed Liturgical color: white.
13 Wed
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A spirit”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I have yet” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Light perpetual”
14 Thu Liturgical color: white.
14 Thu
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The disciples” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For he shall not speak of himself”
15 Fri Liturgical color: white.
15 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”
Abstinence
16 Sat Liturgical color: white.
16 Sat s
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of V Sunday after Easter Mag. “Hitherto”
s
17 Sun Liturgical color: white.
17 Sun sd
V Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hitherto”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Ask” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
18 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
18 Mon f2
Rogation Monday
1 commemorationSt Venantius, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ask” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
Mag. “For the Father” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “O ye holy and righteous”Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
f2
19 Tue Liturgical color: white.
19 Tue
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Pudentiana, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “It behoved Christ to suffer” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I came forth from the Father”
20 Wed Liturgical color: white.
20 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
21 Thu Liturgical color: white.
21 Thu 1cl
Ascension of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
1cl
22 Fri Liturgical color: white.
22 Fri Abstinence sd
Day II within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Romanus, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
Abstinence sd
23 Sat Liturgical color: white.
23 Sat sd
Day III within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
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”Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “I will liken him”
sd
24 Sun Liturgical color: white.
24 Sun sd
Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension
2 commemorationsDay IV within the Octave of the AscensionSt Vincent of Lerins, Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come” Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “These things have I told you” Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “Father”Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
25 Mon Liturgical color: white.
25 Mon sd
Day V within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Urban, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Day V within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
26 Tue Liturgical color: white.
26 Tue d
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor
2 commemorationsDay VI within the Octave of the AscensionSt Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Day VI within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”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. Day VII within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
d
27 Wed Liturgical color: white.
27 Wed d
St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor
2 commemorationsDay VII within the Octave of the AscensionSt John I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done, good and faithful servant” Com. Day VII within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Octave of the Ascension Mag. “Father” Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
d
28 Thu Liturgical color: white.
28 Thu gd
The Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
gd
29 Fri Liturgical color: white.
29 Fri Abstinence sd
Friday after the Octave of Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “These things have I told you” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
Abstinence sd
30 Sat Liturgical color: white.
30 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Vigil of Pentecost
1 commemorationSt Felix I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Pentecost Sunday Mag. “I will not leave you”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
31 Sun Liturgical color: red.
31 Sun 1cl
Pentecost Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Receive ye”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day”
1cl