452 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 452 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Mon Liturgical color: white. Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “How shall this be”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Angel Gabriel” Com. St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary “Then Joseph”
1cl
2 Tue Liturgical color: white. St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus himself”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Behold a faithful” Com. St Benedict, Abbot “Let all the multitude”
2cl
3 Wed Liturgical color: white. St Benedict, Abbot
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Benedict”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day holy Benedict” Com. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
2cl
4 Thu Liturgical color: white. St Isidore of Seville, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent”
d
5 Fri Liturgical color: white.
5 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
6 Sat Liturgical color: white. Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor Mag. “O thou Priest and Bishop” Com. II Sunday after Easter “I am”
s
7 Sun Liturgical color: white. St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. II Sunday after Easter “I am”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Lord loved him” Com. II Sunday after Easter “I am”
1cl
8 Mon Liturgical color: white. Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Go ye into the world”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “The Good Shepherd”
9 Tue Liturgical color: white. 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”
10 Wed Liturgical color: white. 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 Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
1cl
11 Thu Liturgical color: white. St Leo the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O Teacher right excellent”
d
12 Fri Liturgical color: white.
12 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” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “Light perpetual”
Abstinence
13 Sat Liturgical color: white. Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “O Queen of heaven” Com. St Hermengild, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of III Sunday after Easter Mag. “A little while” Com. St Justin, Martyr “Light perpetual”Com. Ss Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
s
14 Sun Liturgical color: white. III Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A little while” Com. St Justin, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. Ss Tiburtius, Valerian & Maximus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Verily I say unto you”
sd
15 Mon Liturgical color: white. Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Your sorrow”
16 Tue Liturgical color: white. Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And they constrained him”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Let my spirit rejoice” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “Light perpetual”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “When Mary”
17 Wed Liturgical color: white. Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “From the hand of all” Com. St Anicetus, Bishop & Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. Octave of the Solemnity of St Joseph “Joseph, thou son of David”
Vespers
Mag. “The Lord”
18 Thu Liturgical color: white. Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “And he went in”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Verily, verily, I say unto you”
19 Fri Liturgical color: white.
19 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”
Abstinence
20 Sat Liturgical color: white. 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”
s
21 Sun Liturgical color: white. IV Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Now I go my way”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Now I go my way” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
sd
22 Mon Liturgical color: white. Easter feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Did not our heart” Com. Ss Soter & Caius, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of St George, Martyr Mag. “Light perpetual”
23 Tue Liturgical color: red. St George, Martyr
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous”
1cl
24 Wed Liturgical color: red. 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”
sd
25 Thu Liturgical color: red. St Mark, Evangelist
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous”
2cl
26 Fri Liturgical color: red.
26 Fri Abstinence sd
Day IV within the Octave of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem” Com. Ss Cletus & Marcellinus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O ye holy and righteous”
Abstinence sd
27 Sat Liturgical color: red. Day V within the Octave of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of V Sunday after Easter Mag. “Hitherto” Com. Day V within the Octave of St George “O ye holy and righteous”Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “Light perpetual”
sd
28 Sun Liturgical color: white. V Sunday after Easter
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Hitherto” Com. Day VI within the Octave of St George “Daughters of Jerusalem”Com. St Vitalis, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Ask” Com. Day VI within the Octave of St George “O ye holy and righteous”
sd
29 Mon Liturgical color: violet. Rogation Monday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Ask” Com. Day VII within the Octave of St George “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Octave Day of St George Mag. “Light perpetual”
f2
30 Tue Liturgical color: red. Octave Day of St George
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Ss Philip & James, Apostles Mag. “Let not your heart” Com. Octave Day of St George “O ye holy and righteous”
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