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Fasting Abstinence

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December 2027 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
Wednesday after Advent I
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Out of Sion”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Wednesday after Advent I “After me”Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Fasting Abstinence
2 Thu Liturgical color: white.
2 Thu Abstinence d
St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationSt Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Thursday after Advent I “Blessed art thou”Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Thursday after Advent I “I will wait”
Abstinence d
3 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
3 Fri Fasting Abstinence
Friday after Advent I
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Lo, there cometh one”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Out of Egypt” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Fasting Abstinence
4 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
4 Sat Abstinence
Saturday before Advent II
1 commemorationSt Barbara, Virgin & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Fear not” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday of Advent Mag. “Come, O Lord, in peace” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “I will liken him”
Abstinence
5 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
5 Sun Abstinence 2cl
II Sunday of Advent
1 commemorationSt Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now when John” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Art thou he” Com. St Nicholas “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Abstinence 2cl
6 Mon Liturgical color: white.
6 Mon Fasting Abstinence d
St Nicholas
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Monday after Advent II “From heaven there cometh”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. St Nicholas “The Lord loved him”Com. Monday after Advent II “Behold the King shall come”
Fasting Abstinence d
7 Tue Liturgical color: white.
7 Tue Abstinence gd
St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Tuesday after Advent II “The Lord shall arise upon thee”
Vespers
I Vespers of Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “All generations” Com. St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Tuesday after Advent II “The voice of one crying”
Abstinence gd
8 Wed Liturgical color: white.
8 Wed Fasting Abstinence 2cl
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Wednesday after Advent II “Behold I send my messenger”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Wednesday after Advent II “Sion”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
9 Thu Liturgical color: white.
9 Thu Abstinence sd
Day II within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Thursday after Advent II “Thou, O Lord”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Thursday after Advent II “He that cometh after me”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Abstinence sd
10 Fri Liturgical color: white.
10 Fri Fasting Abstinence sd
Day III within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Friday after Advent II “Say to them”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Friday after Advent II “Sing unto the Lord”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Fasting Abstinence sd
11 Sat Liturgical color: white.
11 Sat Abstinence sd
Day IV within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Damasus, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Saturday before Advent III “The Lord shall set up an ensign”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) Mag. “Before me” Com. Day V within Conception Octave “All generations”
Abstinence sd
12 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
12 Sun Abstinence 2cl
III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete)
1 commemorationDay V within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He shall sit upon the throne” Com. Day V within Conception Octave “The Lord God said”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Blessed art thou” Com. St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr “In thy patience”Com. Day VI within Conception Octave “All generations”Com. St Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
Abstinence 2cl
13 Mon Liturgical color: red.
13 Mon 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. Monday after Advent III “There shall come forth”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. Monday after Advent III “All generations”
Fasting Abstinence gd
14 Tue Liturgical color: white.
14 Tue Abstinence sd
Day VII within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Tuesday after Advent III “Thou, Bethlehem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Tuesday after Advent III “Awake, awake”Com. Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M. “O holy Mary”
Abstinence sd
15 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
15 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Wednesday in Advent
1 commemorationOctave of the Conception of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Angel” Com. Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M. “Blessed art thou”
Vespers
Mag. “Behold the handmaid of the Lord” Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
16 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
16 Thu Abstinence
Thursday after Advent III
1 commemorationSt Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Be ye watchful” Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Rejoice ye”
Abstinence
17 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
17 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Friday in Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “For lo, as soon”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Wisdom” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “The Holy Ghost”
Fasting Abstinence f2
18 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
18 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Saturday in Advent
1 commemorationExpectation of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “How shall this be” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “He shall sit upon the throne”
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday of Advent Mag. “O Adonai” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “O Virgin of Virgins”
Fasting Abstinence f2
19 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
19 Sun Abstinence 2cl
IV Sunday of Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hail, Mary”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Root of Jesse”
Abstinence 2cl
20 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
20 Mon Fasting Abstinence
Monday after Advent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thus saith the Lord”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Thomas, Apostle Mag. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Monday after Advent IV “O Key of David”
Fasting Abstinence
21 Tue Liturgical color: red.
21 Tue Abstinence 2cl
St Thomas, Apostle
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Tuesday after Advent IV “Be not afraid”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Tuesday after Advent IV “O Day-spring”
Abstinence 2cl
22 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
22 Wed Fasting Abstinence
Wednesday after Advent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I will place salvation”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O King of Nations”
Fasting Abstinence
23 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
23 Thu Abstinence
Thursday after Advent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Behold all things are fulfilled”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Emmanuel”
Abstinence
24 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
24 Fri 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 Sat Liturgical color: white.
25 Sat 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 Sun Liturgical color: red.
26 Sun 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 Mon Liturgical color: white.
27 Mon 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”
2cl
28 Tue Liturgical color: red.
28 Tue 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 Wed Liturgical color: white.
29 Wed 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 Thu Liturgical color: white.
30 Thu 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 Fri Liturgical color: white.
31 Fri Abstinence 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”
Abstinence d