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May 2028 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Mon Liturgical color: red.
1 Mon 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 Tue Liturgical color: white.
2 Tue d
St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
I Vespers of Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “When Mary” Com. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
d
3 Wed Liturgical color: white.
3 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. Finding of the Holy Cross “O Cross”
1cl
4 Thu Liturgical color: red.
4 Thu 2cl
Finding of the Holy Cross
1 commemorationSt Monica, Widow
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou alone” Com. St Monica, Widow “Give her”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “He the holy Cross endured”
2cl
5 Fri Liturgical color: white.
5 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ought not Christ”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St John before the Latin Gate Mag. “John the Apostle”
Abstinence
6 Sat Liturgical color: red.
6 Sat gd
St John before the Latin Gate
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday after Easter Mag. “A little while” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
gd
7 Sun Liturgical color: white.
7 Sun sd
III Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A little while” Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Verily I say unto you” Com. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel “While John beheld”Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
sd
8 Mon Liturgical color: white.
8 Mon 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 Tue Liturgical color: white.
9 Tue d
St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
d
10 Wed Liturgical color: white.
10 Wed
Easter feria
2 commemorationsSs Gordian & Epimachus, MartyrsOctave of the Solemnity of St Joseph
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “From the hand of all” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
Mag. “The Lord”
11 Thu Liturgical color: white.
11 Thu
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And he went in”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Verily, verily, I say unto you” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
12 Fri Liturgical color: white.
12 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
1 commemorationSs Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “They knew the Lord Jesus” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven”
Abstinence
13 Sat Liturgical color: white.
13 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 Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Light perpetual”
s
14 Sun Liturgical color: white.
14 Sun sd
IV Sunday after Easter
1 commemorationSt Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now I go my way” Com. St Boniface of Tarsus, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way”
sd
15 Mon Liturgical color: white.
15 Mon
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Did not our heart”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I tell you the truth”
16 Tue Liturgical color: white.
16 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Peace be unto you, it is I”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “When the Comforter”
17 Wed Liturgical color: white.
17 Wed
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A spirit”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Venantius, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual”
18 Thu Liturgical color: red.
18 Thu d
St Venantius, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
d
19 Fri Liturgical color: white.
19 Fri Abstinence
Easter feria
1 commemorationSt Pudentiana, Virgin
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “These are the words” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven”
Abstinence
20 Sat Liturgical color: white.
20 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
21 Sun Liturgical color: white.
21 Sun sd
V Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hitherto”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Ask” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “I will liken him”
sd
22 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
22 Mon f2
Rogation Monday
1 commemorationSt Romanus, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ask” Com. St Romanus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “For the Father”
f2
23 Tue Liturgical color: white.
23 Tue
Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “It behoved Christ to suffer”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “I came forth from the Father” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “I will liken him”
24 Wed Liturgical color: white.
24 Wed s
Vigil of the Ascension
1 commemorationSt Vincent of Lerins, Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Father, the hour is come” Com. St Vincent of Lerins, Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Ascension of Our Lord Mag. “Father”
s
25 Thu Liturgical color: white.
25 Thu 1cl
Ascension of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
1cl
26 Fri Liturgical color: white.
26 Fri Abstinence d
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor
2 commemorationsDay II within the Octave of the AscensionSt Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Day II 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 III within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
Abstinence d
27 Sat Liturgical color: white.
27 Sat d
St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor
2 commemorationsDay III within the Octave of the AscensionSt John I, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done, good and faithful servant” Com. Day III within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension Mag. “When the Comforter is come” Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”
d
28 Sun Liturgical color: white.
28 Sun sd
Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension
1 commemorationDay IV within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come” Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “These things have I told you” Com. Day IV within the Octave of the Ascension “Father”
sd
29 Mon Liturgical color: white.
29 Mon sd
Day V within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
30 Tue Liturgical color: white.
30 Tue sd
Day VI 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”
sd
31 Wed Liturgical color: white.
31 Wed sd
Day VII 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 The Octave of the Ascension Mag. “Father”
sd