536 Ordo

Feasts & daily observances

Fasting Abstinence

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

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May 536 ordo with feast, penitential observances, liturgical color, and rank.
Day Wk Feast / Observance Fast Abst. Rank
1 Tue Liturgical color: red. Ss Philip & 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 Wed Liturgical color: white. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Vigil of the Ascension “Father, the hour is come”
Vespers
I Vespers of Ascension of Our Lord Mag. “Father” Com. St Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
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3 Thu Liturgical color: white. Ascension of Our Lord
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory” Com. Finding of the Holy Cross “O Cross”
1cl
4 Fri Liturgical color: red.
4 Fri Abstinence 2cl
Finding of the Holy Cross
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Thou alone” Com. Day II within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”Com. St Monica, Widow “Give her”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “He the holy Cross endured” Com. Day II within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”
Abstinence 2cl
5 Sat Liturgical color: white. Day III within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension Mag. “When the Comforter is come” Com. Day III within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”Com. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”
sd
6 Sun Liturgical color: white. Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come” Com. St John before the Latin Gate “Daughters of Jerusalem”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”Com. St John before the Latin Gate “John the Apostle”Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “I will liken him”
sd
7 Mon Liturgical color: white. Day V within the Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. St Alexis Toth, Priest & Confessor “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
I Vespers of Apparition of St Michael the Archangel Mag. “While John beheld” Com. Day V within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”Com. St Boniface IV, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”
sd
8 Tue Liturgical color: white. Apparition of St Michael the Archangel
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “There was silence in heaven” Com. Day VI within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”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”Com. Day VI within the Octave of the Ascension “O King of glory”
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9 Wed Liturgical color: white. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Well done” Com. Day VII within the Octave of the Ascension “I ascend”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Octave of the Ascension Mag. “Father” Com. St Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
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10 Thu Liturgical color: white. The Octave of the Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I ascend” Com. Ss Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O King of glory”
gd
11 Fri Liturgical color: white.
11 Fri Abstinence sd
Friday after the Octave of Ascension
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “These things have I told you” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Light perpetual”
Abstinence sd
12 Sat Liturgical color: white.
12 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Vigil of Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “When the Comforter is come” Com. Ss Nereus, Achilles, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
I Vespers of Pentecost Sunday Mag. “I will not leave you”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
13 Sun Liturgical color: red. Pentecost Sunday
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Receive ye”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “To-day”
1cl
14 Mon Liturgical color: red. Monday within the Octave of Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “God so loved the world”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “If a man love me”
1cl
15 Tue Liturgical color: red. Tuesday within the Octave of Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am the door”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Peace”
1cl
16 Wed Liturgical color: red.
16 Wed Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Ember Wednesday in Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am the living bread”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “I am the living bread”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
17 Thu Liturgical color: red. Thursday within the Octave of Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus called unto him”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “The Spirit” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “Light perpetual”
1cl
18 Fri Liturgical color: red.
18 Fri Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Ember Friday in Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Jesus said” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “Daughters of Jerusalem”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “But the Comforter” Com. St Venantius, Martyr “O ye holy and righteous”Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
19 Sat Liturgical color: red.
19 Sat Fasting Abstinence 1cl
Ember Saturday in Pentecost
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The love of God is shed” Com. St Pudentiana, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
I Vespers of The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity Mag. “Thanks, O God” Com. I Sunday after Pentecost “Speak, Lord”
Fasting Abstinence 1cl
20 Sun Liturgical color: white. The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed be” Com. I Sunday after Pentecost “Be ye therefore”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Thee, O God” Com. I Sunday after Pentecost “Judge not”
1cl
21 Mon Liturgical color: green. Feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “Blessed” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “My soul” Suffrage Com. St Romanus, Abbot “I will liken him”
22 Tue Liturgical color: green. Feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “The Lord hath raised up for us” Suffrage Com. St Romanus, Abbot “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Hours
Preces
Vespers
Mag. “Let my spirit rejoice” Suffrage
23 Wed Liturgical color: green. Feria
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “From the hand of all” Suffrage
Hours
Preces
Vespers
I Vespers of The Feast of the Most Holy Body of Christ (Corpus Christi) Mag. “O how sweet”
24 Thu Liturgical color: white. The Feast of the Most Holy Body of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O sacred banquet”
1cl
25 Fri Liturgical color: white.
25 Fri Abstinence sd
Day II within the Octave of Corpus Christi
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am” Com. St Urban, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O how sweet” Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “O thou Priest and Bishop”Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
Abstinence sd
26 Sat Liturgical color: white. Day III within the Octave of Corpus Christi
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am” Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “Well done”Com. St Eleutherius, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
I Vespers of Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi Mag. “The child Samuel” Com. Day III within the Octave of Corpus Christi “O sacred banquet”Com. St Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor “The Lord loved him”Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”Com. All Saints of Antioch “I will liken him”
sd
27 Sun Liturgical color: white. Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “A certain man” Com. Day IV within the Octave of Corpus Christi “I am”Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “Well done, good and faithful servant”Com. St John I, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”Com. All Saints of Antioch “Well done, good and faithful servant”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “Go out quickly” Com. Day IV within the Octave of Corpus Christi “O how sweet”Com. St Bede the Venerable, Confessor & Doctor “O Teacher right excellent”
sd
28 Mon Liturgical color: white. Day V within the Octave of Corpus Christi
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O sacred banquet”
sd
29 Tue Liturgical color: white. Day VI within the Octave of Corpus Christi
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O how sweet” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “This is a Martyr”
sd
30 Wed Liturgical color: white. Day VII within the Octave of Corpus Christi
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am” Com. St Felix I, Bishop & Martyr “He that hateth his life”
Vespers
I Vespers of Octave of Corpus Christi Mag. “O sacred banquet” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “Come, thou Bride of Christ”
sd
31 Thu Liturgical color: white. Octave of Corpus Christi
Office details
Lauds
Ben. “I am” Com. St Petronilla, Virgin “The kingdom of heaven”
Vespers
II Vespers of preceding Mag. “O sacred banquet”
gd