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December 2028 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Fri Liturgical color: green.
1 Fri Abstinence
Pentecost feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Through the tender mercy” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Abstinence
2 Sat Liturgical color: white.
2 Sat d
St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
1 commemorationSt Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. St Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
I Vespers of I Sunday of Advent Mag. “Behold, the Name of the Lord” Com. St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
d
3 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
3 Sun Abstinence 2cl
I Sunday of Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Holy Ghost”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Fear not, Mary” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Abstinence 2cl
4 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
4 Mon Fasting Abstinence
Monday after Advent I
1 commemorationSt Barbara, Virgin & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Angel of the Lord” Com. St Barbara, Virgin & Martyr “The kingdom of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lift up thine eyes” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “I will liken him”
Fasting Abstinence
5 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
5 Tue Abstinence
Tuesday after Advent I
1 commemorationSt Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Before they came together” Com. St Sabbas of Judæa, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Nicholas Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Tuesday after Advent I “Seek ye the Lord”
Abstinence
6 Wed Liturgical color: white.
6 Wed Fasting Abstinence d
St Nicholas
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Wednesday after Advent I “Out of Sion”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor Mag. “O Teacher right excellent” Com. St Nicholas “The Lord loved him”Com. Wednesday after Advent I “After me”
Fasting Abstinence d
7 Thu Liturgical color: white.
7 Thu Abstinence gd
St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Thursday after Advent I “Blessed art thou”
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. Thursday after Advent I “I will wait”
Abstinence gd
8 Fri Liturgical color: white.
8 Fri Fasting Abstinence 2cl
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Friday after Advent I “Lo, there cometh one”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Friday after Advent I “Out of Egypt”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
9 Sat Liturgical color: white.
9 Sat Abstinence sd
Day II within Conception Octave
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Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Saturday before Advent II “Fear not”
Vespers
I Vespers of II Sunday of Advent Mag. “Come, O Lord, in peace” Com. Day III within Conception Octave “All generations”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Abstinence sd
10 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
10 Sun Abstinence 2cl
II Sunday of Advent
2 commemorationsDay III within Conception OctaveSt Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now when John” Com. Day III within Conception Octave “The Lord God said”Com. St Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Art thou he” Com. Day IV within Conception Octave “All generations”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
Abstinence 2cl
11 Mon Liturgical color: white.
11 Mon Fasting Abstinence sd
Day IV within Conception Octave
1 commemorationSt Damasus, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Monday after Advent II “From heaven there cometh”Com. St Damasus, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Monday after Advent II “Behold the King shall come”
Fasting Abstinence sd
12 Tue Liturgical color: white.
12 Tue Abstinence sd
Day V within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Tuesday after Advent II “The Lord shall arise upon thee”
Vespers
I Vespers of St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr Mag. “In thy patience” Com. Day V within Conception Octave “Let us celebrate”Com. Tuesday after Advent II “The voice of one crying”Com. St Herman of Alaska, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
Abstinence sd
13 Wed Liturgical color: red.
13 Wed 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. Wednesday after Advent II “Behold I send my messenger”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. Wednesday after Advent II “Sion”
Fasting Abstinence gd
14 Thu Liturgical color: white.
14 Thu Abstinence sd
Day VII within Conception Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Thursday after Advent II “Thou, O Lord”
Vespers
I Vespers of Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M. Mag. “All generations” Com. Thursday after Advent II “He that cometh after me”
Abstinence sd
15 Fri Liturgical color: white.
15 Fri Fasting Abstinence gd
Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord God said” Com. Friday after Advent II “Say to them”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Let us celebrate” Com. Friday after Advent II “Sing unto the Lord”Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence gd
16 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
16 Sat Abstinence
Saturday before Advent III
1 commemorationSt Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord shall set up an ensign” Com. St Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) Mag. “Before me”
Abstinence
17 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
17 Sun Abstinence 2cl
III Sunday of Advent (Gaudete)
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He shall sit upon the throne”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Wisdom” Com. Expectation of the B.V.M. “The Holy Ghost”
Abstinence 2cl
18 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
18 Mon Fasting Abstinence gd
Expectation of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He shall sit upon the throne” Com. Monday after Advent III “There shall come forth”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Virgin of Virgins” Com. Monday after Advent III “O Adonai”
Fasting Abstinence gd
19 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
19 Tue Abstinence
Tuesday after Advent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou, Bethlehem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Root of Jesse”
Abstinence
20 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
20 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Wednesday in Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Angel”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Thomas, Apostle Mag. “Because thou hast seen me”
Fasting Abstinence f2
21 Thu Liturgical color: red.
21 Thu Abstinence 2cl
St Thomas, Apostle
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Thursday after Advent III “Be not afraid”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Because thou hast seen me” Com. Thursday after Advent III “O Day-spring”
Abstinence 2cl
22 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
22 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Friday in Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “For lo, as soon”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O King of Nations”
Fasting Abstinence f2
23 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
23 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Ember Saturday in Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Behold all things are fulfilled”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “O Emmanuel” Com. IV Sunday of Advent “O Emmanuel”
Fasting Abstinence f2
24 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
24 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord
1 commemorationIV Sunday of Advent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Saviour” Com. IV Sunday of Advent “Hail, Mary”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Nativity of Our Lord Mag. “When the sun hath risen”
Abstinence 1cl
25 Mon Liturgical color: white.
25 Mon 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 Tue Liturgical color: red.
26 Tue 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 Wed Liturgical color: white.
27 Wed 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 Thu Liturgical color: red.
28 Thu 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. Day IV within the Nativity Octave “To-day”
2cl
29 Fri Liturgical color: white.
29 Fri Abstinence sd
Day V within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Glory”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day”
Abstinence sd
30 Sat Liturgical color: white.
30 Sat sd
Day VI within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Glory”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity Mag. “While all things” Com. Day VI within the Nativity Octave “To-day”Com. St Sylvester, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
sd
31 Sun Liturgical color: white.
31 Sun sd
Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
2 commemorationsSt Sylvester, Bishop & ConfessorDay VII within the Nativity Octave
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “While all things” Com. St Sylvester, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”Com. Day VII within the Nativity Octave “Glory”
Vespers
I Vespers of Circumcision of Our Lord Mag. “God”
sd