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2040 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

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April 2040 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
1 Sun Abstinence 1cl
II Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And Jesus taketh his disciples” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Tell the vision” Suffrage
Abstinence 1cl
2 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
2 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am the Beginning” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “He that sent me” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
3 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
3 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “One is your Master” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But all ye are brethren” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
4 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
4 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent II
1 commemorationSt Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Behold, we go up” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “For he shall be delivered” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
5 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
5 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Son, remember” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “That rich man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
6 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
6 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He will miserably destroy” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. Friday after Lent II “When they sought to lay hands on him”
Fasting Abstinence f2
7 Sat Liturgical color: white.
7 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
1 commemorationSaturday after Lent II
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Saturday after Lent II “I will go”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him” Com. III Sunday in Lent “But the father”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
8 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
8 Sun Abstinence 1cl
III Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When a strong man armed” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “A certain woman” Suffrage
Abstinence 1cl
9 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
9 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Verily I say unto you” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But Jesus, passing” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
10 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
10 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “If two of you” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Where two or three” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
11 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
11 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hearken” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done”
Vespers
Mag. “To eat with unwashen hands” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
Fasting Abstinence f2
12 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
12 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent III
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And devils also” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Whosoever had any sick” Suffrage Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
13 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
13 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent III
1 commemorationSt Hermengild, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Whosoever drinketh” Suffrage Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Sir, I perceive” Suffrage Com. St Justin, Martyr “This is a Martyr”Com. St Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence f2
14 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
14 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent III
2 commemorationsSt Justin, MartyrSt Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “But Jesus stooped down” Suffrage Com. St Justin, Martyr “He that hateth his life”Com. St Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of IV Sunday in Lent Mag. “Woman” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
15 Sun Liturgical color: rose.
15 Sun Abstinence 1cl
IV Sunday in Lent
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When Jesus” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “And Jesus” Suffrage
Abstinence 1cl
16 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
16 Mon Fasting Abstinence f2
Monday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Take these things hence” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Destroy this temple” Suffrage Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
17 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
17 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Lent IV
1 commemorationSt Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Why go ye about” Suffrage Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “But no man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
18 Wed Liturgical color: violet.
18 Wed Fasting Abstinence f2
Wednesday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Master” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A man” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
19 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
19 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus went” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “A great prophet” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
20 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
20 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Our friend” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Lord, if thou hadst been here” Suffrage
Fasting Abstinence f2
21 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
21 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Lent IV
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He that followeth me” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday of the Passion Mag. “I am one” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven”
Fasting Abstinence f2
22 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
22 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Sunday of the Passion
1 commemorationSs Soter & Caius, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus said” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St George, Martyr Mag. “This is a Martyr” Com. Sunday of the Passion “I am one”
Abstinence 1cl
23 Mon Liturgical color: red.
23 Mon Fasting Abstinence 1cl
St George, Martyr
1 commemorationMonday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “He that hateth his life” Com. Monday after Passion Sunday “In the great day of the feast”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Whosoever will come after me” Com. Monday after Passion Sunday “If any man thirst”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
24 Tue Liturgical color: violet.
24 Tue Fasting Abstinence f2
Tuesday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “My time”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Mark, Evangelist Mag. “They will deliver you up” Com. Tuesday after Passion Sunday “Go ye up”
Fasting Abstinence f2
25 Wed Liturgical color: red.
25 Wed Fasting Abstinence 2cl
St Mark, Evangelist
1 commemorationWednesday after Passion Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ye which have forsaken all” Com. Wednesday after Passion Sunday “My sheep”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Be ye valiant in warfare” Com. Wednesday after Passion Sunday “Many good works”
Fasting Abstinence 2cl
26 Thu Liturgical color: violet.
26 Thu Fasting Abstinence f2
Thursday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSt Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Master saith” Com. St Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “The very hairs of your head”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “With desire” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “O holy Mary”
Fasting Abstinence f2
27 Fri Liturgical color: violet.
27 Fri Fasting Abstinence f2
Friday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationOur Lady of Sorrows
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now the feast day of the Jews” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “Blessed art thou”
Vespers
Mag. “The chief priests” Com. Our Lady of Sorrows “All generations”Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Fasting Abstinence f2
28 Sat Liturgical color: violet.
28 Sat Fasting Abstinence f2
Saturday after Passion Sunday
1 commemorationSt Vitalis, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me” Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of Palm Sunday Mag. “Righteous Father”
Fasting Abstinence f2
29 Sun Liturgical color: violet.
29 Sun Abstinence 1cl
Palm Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The multitudes”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “For it is written”
Abstinence 1cl
30 Mon Liturgical color: violet.
30 Mon Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Monday in Holy Week
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Father, glorify thou me”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Thou couldest have no power”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl