4 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

Ranks: 1cl first class2cl second classgd greater doubled doublesd semi-doubles simplef2 privileged feria

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April 4 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day	Wk	Feast / Observance	Abst.	Rank
1	Thu	Liturgical color: white. 1 Thu Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “My heart burns” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “I did put my finger”
2	Fri	Liturgical color: white. 2 Fri Abstinence Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “There came unto the tomb” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven”	Abstinence
3	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 3 Sat s Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Office details Lauds Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of II Sunday after Easter Mag. “I am” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”		s
4	Sun	Liturgical color: white. 4 Sun sd II Sunday after Easter Office details Lauds Ben. “I am” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “I am” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”		sd
5	Mon	Liturgical color: white. 5 Mon Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Go ye into the world” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “The Good Shepherd”
6	Tue	Liturgical color: white. 6 Tue Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Go ye into the world” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mag. “When Mary”
7	Wed	Liturgical color: white. 7 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. St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”		1cl
8	Thu	Liturgical color: white. 8 Thu 1cl St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Office details Lauds Ben. “Well done” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him”		1cl
9	Fri	Liturgical color: white. 9 Fri Abstinence Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Ought not Christ” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven”	Abstinence
10	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 10 Sat s Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Office details Lauds Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of III Sunday after Easter Mag. “A little while” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”		s
11	Sun	Liturgical color: white. 11 Sun sd III Sunday after Easter Office details Lauds Ben. “A little while” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “Well done” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Verily I say unto you” Com. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”		sd
12	Mon	Liturgical color: white. 12 Mon Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Blessed” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Your sorrow” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “Light perpetual”
13	Tue	Liturgical color: white. 13 Tue Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “And they constrained him” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Let my spirit rejoice” Com. St Justin, Martyr “Light perpetual”Com. Ss Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
14	Wed	Liturgical color: white. 14 Wed Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “From the hand of all” Com. St Justin, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. Ss Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David” Vespers Mag. “The Lord”
15	Thu	Liturgical color: white. 15 Thu Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “And he went in” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “Verily, verily, I say unto you”
16	Fri	Liturgical color: white. 16 Fri Abstinence Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “They knew the Lord Jesus” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Mag. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”	Abstinence
17	Sat	Liturgical color: white. 17 Sat s Saturday Office of the B.V.M. Office details Lauds Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of IV Sunday after Easter Mag. “Now I go my way”		s
18	Sun	Liturgical color: white. 18 Sun sd IV Sunday after Easter Office details Lauds Ben. “Now I go my way” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way”		sd
19	Mon	Liturgical color: white. 19 Mon Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Did not our heart” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “I tell you the truth”
20	Tue	Liturgical color: white. 20 Tue Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “Peace be unto you, it is I” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “When the Comforter”
21	Wed	Liturgical color: white. 21 Wed Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “A spirit” Hours Preces Vespers Mag. “I have yet” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
22	Thu	Liturgical color: white. 22 Thu Easter feria Office details Lauds Ben. “The disciples” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem” Hours Preces Vespers I Vespers of St George, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual”
23	Fri	Liturgical color: red. 23 Fri Abstinence 1cl St George, Martyr Office details Lauds Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous”	Abstinence	1cl
24	Sat	Liturgical color: red. 24 Sat sd Day II within the Octave of St George Office details Lauds Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. St Mark, Evangelist “Light perpetual”Com. V Sunday after Easter “Hitherto”		sd
25	Sun	Liturgical color: red. 25 Sun 2cl St Mark, Evangelist Office details Lauds Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. V Sunday after Easter “Hitherto” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. V Sunday after Easter “Ask”		2cl
26	Mon	Liturgical color: violet. 26 Mon f2 Rogation Monday Office details Lauds Ben. “Ask” Com. Day IV within the Octave of St George “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. Ss Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem” Vespers Mag. “For the Father” Com. Day IV within the Octave of St George “O ye holy and righteous”		f2
27	Tue	Liturgical color: red. 27 Tue sd Day V within the Octave of St George Office details Lauds Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous” Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “Light perpetual”		sd
28	Wed	Liturgical color: red. 28 Wed sd Day VI within the Octave of St George Office details Lauds Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. Vigil of the Ascension “Father, the hour is come”Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem” Vespers I Vespers of Ascension of Our Lord Mag. “Father”		sd
29	Thu	Liturgical color: white. 29 Thu 1cl Ascension of Our Lord Office details Lauds Ben. “I ascend” Vespers II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. Octave Day of St George “Light perpetual”		1cl
30	Fri	Liturgical color: red. 30 Fri Abstinence gd Octave Day of St George Office details Lauds Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. Day II within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend” Vespers I Vespers of Ss Philip & James, Apostles Mag. “Let not your heart” Com. Octave Day of St George “O ye holy and righteous”	Abstinence	gd

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