Ash Wednesday
Double of the 1st Class · Violet
Its date moves from year to year
The next eight years
Each date opens that day, with its hours.
Proper of the feast
Proper to the feast. As said on Wednesday, March 17, 2027.
At Lauds · Benedictus
When ye fast, * be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance.
Versicle at Lauds
℣.O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon.
℟.So shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.
At Vespers · Magnificat
Lay up for yourselves * treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt.
Versicle at Vespers
℣.Lord, let my prayer be set forth.
℟.In thy sight as the incense.
Collect
Grant, O Lord, unto thy faithful people: that they may enter upon the venerable solemnity of the fast with fitting piety, and may pass through the same with undisturbed devotion. Through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth God, world without end.
℟.Amen.
The whole office: the hours of Wednesday, March 17, 2027