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Fasting Abstinence

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March 2028 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 1cl
Ash Wednesday
1 commemorationSt David of Wales, Bishop & Confessor
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Lauds
Ben. “When ye fast” Suffrage Com. St David of Wales, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lay up for yourselves” Suffrage Com. St Chad, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
2 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
2 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
1 commemorationSt Chad, Bishop & Confessor
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Lauds
Ben. “Lord, my servant” Suffrage Com. St Chad, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lord, I am not worthy” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
3 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
3 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Ash Wednesday
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Lauds
Ben. “When thou doest thine alms” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But thou, when thou prayest” Suffrage Com. St Lucius I, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
4 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
4 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Ash Wednesday
1 commemorationSt Lucius I, Bishop & Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “Yet they seek me daily” Suffrage Com. St Lucius I, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of I Sunday in Lent Mag. “Then shalt thou call” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
5 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
5 Sun Abstinence 1cl
I Sunday in Lent
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Lauds
Ben. “Then was Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold, now” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Abstinence 1cl
6 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
6 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent I
1 commemorationSt Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs
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Lauds
Ben. “Come, ye blessed” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Vespers
Mag. “That which ye have done” Com. St Perpetua & Felicitas, Martyrs “In the heavenly kingdom”
Fasting Abstinence f2
7 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
7 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent I
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Lauds
Ben. “And Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Truly it is written” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
8 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
8 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Wednesday in Lent
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Lauds
Ben. “This crooked” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For as Jonas” Suffrage Com. St Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
9 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
9 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent I
1 commemorationSt Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
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Lauds
Ben. “Jesus went thence” Suffrage Com. St Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O woman” Suffrage Com. The Forty Holy Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence f2
10 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
10 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Friday in Lent
1 commemorationThe Forty Holy Martyrs
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Lauds
Ben. “An Angel of the Lord” Suffrage Com. The Forty Holy Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “He that made me whole” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
11 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
11 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Saturday in Lent
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Lauds
Ben. “And Jesus taketh his disciples” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday in Lent Mag. “Tell the vision” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
12 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
12 Sun Abstinence 1cl
II Sunday in Lent
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Lauds
Ben. “And Jesus taketh his disciples” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Gregory the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. II Sunday in Lent “Tell the vision”
Abstinence 1cl
13 Mon Liturgical color: white.
13 Mon Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Gregory the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationMonday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “Gregory” Com. Monday after Lent II “I am the Beginning”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Monday after Lent II “He that sent me”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
14 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
14 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “One is your Master” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But all ye are brethren” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
15 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
15 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “Behold, we go up” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For he shall be delivered” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
16 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
16 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent II
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Lauds
Ben. “Son, remember” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “That rich man” Com. St Patrick “O thou Priest and Bishop”Com. St Joseph of Arimathea, C “I will liken him”
Fasting Abstinence f2
17 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
17 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent II
2 commemorationsSt PatrickSt Joseph of Arimathea, C
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Lauds
Ben. “He will miserably destroy” Com. St Patrick “Well done”Com. St Joseph of Arimathea, C “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
Mag. “When they sought to lay hands on him” Com. St Patrick “The Lord loved him”Com. St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. St Edward, King & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
18 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
18 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent II
2 commemorationsSt Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & DoctorSt Edward, King & Martyr
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Lauds
Ben. “I will go” Com. St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”Com. St Edward, King & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday in Lent Mag. “But the father” Com. St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
19 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
19 Sun Abstinence 1cl
III Sunday in Lent
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Lauds
Ben. “When a strong man armed” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “Then Joseph” Com. III Sunday in Lent “A certain woman”Com. St Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Abstinence 1cl
20 Mon Liturgical color: white.
20 Mon Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2 commemorationsMonday after Lent IIISt Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor
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Lauds
Ben. “Jesus himself” Com. Monday after Lent III “Verily I say unto you”Com. St Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold a faithful” Com. St Benedict, Abbot “Let all the multitude”Com. Monday after Lent III “But Jesus, passing”Com. St Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor “The Lord loved him”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
21 Tue Liturgical color: white.
21 Tue Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Benedict, Abbot
1 commemorationTuesday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Benedict” Com. Tuesday after Lent III “If two of you”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day holy Benedict” Com. Tuesday after Lent III “Where two or three”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
22 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
22 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent III
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Lauds
Ben. “Hearken” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “To eat with unwashen hands” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
23 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
23 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent III
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Lauds
Ben. “And devils also” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Whosoever had any sick” Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Angel Gabriel”
Fasting Abstinence f2
24 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
24 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt Gabriel the Archangel
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Whosoever drinketh” Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Angel Gabriel”
Vespers
I Vespers of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “The Holy Ghost” Com. Friday after Lent III “Sir, I perceive”Com. St Gabriel the Archangel “The Archangel Gabriel”
Fasting Abstinence f2
25 Sat Liturgical color: white.
25 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 commemorationSaturday after Lent III
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Lauds
Ben. “How shall this be” Com. Saturday after Lent III “But Jesus stooped down”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Angel Gabriel” Com. IV Sunday in Lent “Woman”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
26 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
26 Sun Abstinence 1cl
IV Sunday in Lent
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Lauds
Ben. “When Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And Jesus” Com. St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Abstinence 1cl
27 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
27 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor
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Lauds
Ben. “Take these things hence” Com. St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
Mag. “Destroy this temple” Com. St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
28 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
28 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Why go ye about” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But no man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
29 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
29 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent IV
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Lauds
Ben. “Master” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A man” Suffrage Com. St John Climacus, Abbot “I will liken him”
Fasting Abstinence f2
30 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
30 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt John Climacus, Abbot
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Lauds
Ben. “Jesus went” Suffrage Com. St John Climacus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A great prophet” Suffrage Com. St Innocent of Alaska, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Fasting Abstinence f2
31 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
31 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt Innocent of Alaska, Bishop & Confessor
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Lauds
Ben. “Our friend” Suffrage Com. St Innocent of Alaska, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lord, if thou hadst been here” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2