April 2008


The Ordo
April 2008
DATE	DAY	LITURGICAL DAY, RANK and RUBRICS
1	Tue	ST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BVM, C Double of I Class Transferred from March 19 Office Proper Easter Doxology Vespers Of the Feast Commemoration of the following day
2	Wed	St Francis of Paula, C Double Easter Doxology Matins Lessons of I Nocturn: Incipit liber Actuum Apostolorum (from Monday) with Responds of current weekday Vespers Of the feast
3	Thu	Feria Simple Easter Doxology Lauds Collect of preceding Sunday Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers Of the following day (Ant on Magnif: O Doctor... beate Isidore)
4	Fri	St Isidore, BCD Double Easter Doxology Vespers From the Chapter onwards of the following day Commemoration of the preceding day (Ant on Magnif: O Doctor... beate Isidore)
5	Sat	St Vincent Ferrer, C Double Easter Doxology Vespers Of the following day Commemoration of the preceding day
6	Sun	Second Sunday after Easter Semidouble Easter Doxology Lauds Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers Of Sunday Commemoration of the Cross Compline Dominical Preces
7	Mon	Feria Simple Easter Doxology Office as on Sunday and proper where indicated Lauds Collect of preceding Sunday Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers Ferial Vespers Collect of preceding Sunday Commemoration of the Cross Compline Dominical Preces
8	Tue	Feria Simple Easter Doxology Office as on Sunday and proper where indicated Lauds Collect of preceding Sunday Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Martyrology : Announcement of Solemnity of St Joseph from table of movable feasts Vespers Of the following day only
9	Wed	SOLEMNITY OF ST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BVM Double of I Class with Common Octave Easter Doxology Office Proper Vespers Of the Feast
10	Thu	Second Day within the Octave Semidouble Easter Doxology Vespers Of the following day (mtv, Ant on Magn: O Doctor... beate Leo) Commemoration of Octave
11	Fri	St Leo I, PCD Double mtv Easter Doxology Lauds Commemoration of the Octave Vespers Of the Feast (Ant on Magn: O Doctor... beate Leo) Commemoration of the following day (from I Vespers of the Feast)
12	Sat	Fourth Day within the Octave Semidouble Easter Doxology Vespers Of the following day Commemoration of the Octave Commemoration of St Hermengild, M
13	Sun	Third Sunday after Easter Semidouble St Hermenegild, M Easter Doxology Lauds Commemoration of the Octave Commemoration of St Hermengild, M Vespers Commemoration of the following day Commemoration of St Hermengild, M Commemoration of the Octave Commemoration of Ss Tiburtius & Companions, Mm
14	Mon	St Justin, M Double Commemoration of Ss Tiburtius & Companions, Mm Easter Doxology Matins Lesson 9 of Ss Tiburtius & Companions, Mm Lauds Commemoration of the Octave Commemoration of Ss Tiburtius & Companions, Mm Vespers Commemoration of the following day (from I Vespers of the Feast)
15	Tue	Seventh Day within the Octave Semidouble Easter Doxology Prime Martyrology : Announcement of Octave Day of Solemnity of St Joseph from table of movable feasts Vespers Of the following day (from I Vespers of the Feast)
16	Wed	Octave Day of the Solemnity of St Joseph Greater Double Easter Doxology Vespers Of the Octave Commemoration of the following day
17	Thu	St Anicetus, PM Simple Easter Doxology Matins Lesson III proper Lauds Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers Of the Feria Collect of the preceding Sunday Commemoration of the Cross Compline Dominical Preces
18	Fri	Feria Simple Easter Doxology Office as on Sunday and proper where indicated Lauds Collect of preceding Sunday Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers Of the following day Commemoration of the Cross Compline Proper Doxology through tomorrow Dominical Preces
19	Sat	St Mary on the Sabbath Simple Proper Doxology (of BVM) Matins Lesson III Porta haec clausa Lauds Commemoration of the Cross Prime V. Qui natus es de Maria Virgine Dominical Preces Vespers Of the following day Commemoration of the Cross Compline Dominical Preces
20	Sun	Fourth Sunday after Easter Semidouble Easter Doxology Lauds Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers Commemoration of the following day (Ant on Mag: O Doctor... beate Anselme)
21	Mon	St Anselm, BCD Double Easter Doxology Vespers Ant on Mag: O Doctor... beáte Anselme Commemoration of the following day
22	Tue	Ss Soter and Cajus, Pp, Mm Semidouble Easter Doxology Lauds Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers From the Chapter onwards of the following day Commemoration of the preceding day Commemoration of the Cross Compline Dominical Preces
23	Wed	St George, M Semidouble Easter Doxology Lauds Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers Of the following day Commemoration of the preceding day
24	Thu	St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, M Double Easter Doxology Vespers Of the following day Commemoration of the preceding day
25	Fri	St Mark, Ev Double of II Class Greater Litany Day Easter Doxology Note : The Procession of the Greater Litanies takes place after None. The Litanies are doubled only in Procession. On this day, those who are not taking part in the Procession of the Litany, shall say it privately after Lauds, with its prayers and Collects, but without the Penítential Psalms. When the Litany is thus added to Lauds, it is begun as soon as the response Deo gratias has been said at the end of the Office (ie. the V. Fidelium is not said), and after the Litany is ended the final Antiphon of the BVM is not added. It is not, however, permitted to anticipate the Litany on the preceding day. Vespers Commemoration of the following day
26	Sat	Ss Cletus and Marcellinus, Pp, Mm Semidouble Easter Doxology Lauds Commemoration of the Cross Prime Dominical Preces Vespers Of the following day Commemoration of the preceding day Commemoration of St Peter Canisius, CD (Ant on Mag: O Doctor... beate Petre)
27	Sun	Fifth Sunday after Easter Semidouble St Peter Canisius, CD Easter Doxology Lauds Commemoration of St Peter Canisius, CD Prime Martyrology : Announcement of Lesser Litanies from table of movable feasts Vespers Commemoration of the following day Commemoration of St Peter Canisius, CD (Ant on Mag: O Doctor... beate Petre) Commemoration of St Vitalis, M
28	Mon	St Paul of the Cross, C Double Rogation Monday Lesser Litany Day St Vitalis, M Easter Doxology mtv Matins Lessons of I Nocturn Beatus vir with Responds of Common Lesson IX of Feria Lauds Commemoration of Feria (Ant on Bened and Collect proper) Commemoration of St Vitalis, M Prime Martyrology : Announcement of Lesser Litanies from table of movable feasts Note : The Procession of the Lesser Litanies takes place after None. The Litanies are doubled only in Procession. The Litanies are followed by Mass. On these days, those who are not taking part in the Rogation Processions, shall say the Litany privately after Lauds, with its prayers and Collects, but without the Penitential Psalms. When the Litany is thus added to Lauds, it is begun as soon as the response Deo gratias has been said at the end of the Office (ie. the V. Fidelium is not said), and after the Litany is ended the final Antiphon of the BVM is not added. It is not, however, permitted to anticipate the Litany on the preceding day. Vespers From the Chapter onwards of the following day Commemoration of the preceding day
29	Tue	St Peter, M Double Rogation Tuesday (of which nothing is said in the Office) Lesser Litany Day Easter Doxology Prime Martyrology : Announcement of Lesser Litanies from table of movable feasts Note : The Procession of the Lesser Litanies takes place after None. The Litanies are doubled only in Procession. The Litanies are followed by Mass. On these days, those who are not taking part in the Rogation Processions, shall say the Litany privately after Lauds, with its prayers and Collects, but without the Penitential Psalms. When the Litany is thus added to Lauds, it is begun as soon as the response Deo gratias has been said at the end of the Office (ie. the V. Fidelium is not said), and after the Litany is ended the final Antiphon of the BVM is not added. It is not, however, permitted to anticipate the Litany on the preceding day. Vespers From the Chapter onwards of the following day Commemoration of the preceding day
30	Wed	St Catharine of Siena, V Double Vigil of the Ascension Rogation Wednesday (Of which nothing is said in the Office) Lesser Litany Day Easter Doxology Matins Lessons of I Nocturn De virginibus with Responds of Common Lesson IX of Vigil Lauds Commemoration of Vigil (Ant on Bened proper, Collect of preceding Sunday) Prime Martyrology : Announcement of the Ascension from table of movable feasts Note : The Procession of the Lesser Litanies takes place after None. The Litanies are doubled only in Procession. The Litanies are followed by Mass. On these days, those who are not taking part in the Rogation Processions, shall say the Litany privately after Lauds, with its prayers and Collects, but without the Penitential Psalms. When the Litany is thus added to Lauds, it is begun as soon as the response Deo gratias has been said at the end of the Office (ie. the V. Fidelium is not said), and after the Litany is ended the final Antiphon of the BVM is not added. It is not, however, permitted to anticipate the Litany on the preceding day. Vespers Of the following day only Proper Doxology until Pentecost except for the Hymn Salutis