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Prepared for the Dominican Friars
of the Province of the Assumption of B. Virgin Mary
in Australia and New Zealand
and the Vicariate of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea
Revised in accordance with the Catalogus Hagiographicus (2001) and Additamenta ad Proprium Missalis et Liturgiae Horarum (2006).
Lumen Beatum Praedicans
A Dominican in our province, particularly if travelling, has to contend with several national calendars, as well as local ones and the calendar of the Order. Moreover, in addition to the various options in the books of the reformed Roman Rite, our own reformed books offer further options, both in texts and in ceremonies, on many days of the liturgical year, or occasions in the life of our priories.
The hapless friar is at risk of finding that it is "more business to find out what should be read, than to read it when it [is] found out", to quote a famous attempt at reform! This Ordo aims to give simple directions for our friars of the province in the dioceses in which we have foundations. Friars travelling in other dioceses will still need to consult local calendars.
As well as the General Roman Calendar and the Calendar of our Order, local celebrations such as the anniversary of the dedication of the Church and the Cathedral and local patrons have been included where they are known.
Also included are liturgical directives or advice, drawn from the liturgical books of the Roman Rite or our Order, and the documents of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, including the 2002 General Instruction of the Roman Missal. These indications are included to draw attention to easily neglected or misunderstood provisions. They are not complete, nor do they always refer to the most important aspects of liturgy. Recourse should always be had to the original documents.
Since this is the first attempt in our province to produce such an Ordo, no doubt some matters have been overlooked. Please do not hesitate to bring errors or omissions to the editor's notice. He would be particular grateful for further information regarding local calendars in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Martin Wallace, O.P.
Chair, Provincial Liturgical Commission
martin.wallace@op.org
According to the desire of St. Dominic, the solemn and common celebration of the liturgy must be maintained among the principal duties of our vocation.
In the liturgy, especially in the Eucharist, the mystery of salvation is present and at work, a mystery in which we share and which we contemplate and proclaim in preaching to others so that they may be incorporated into Christ through the sacraments of faith.
In the liturgy, together with Christ, we glorify God for the eternal plan of the divine will and for the wonderful order of grace, and we intercede with the Father of mercies for the entire Church as well as for the needs and the salvation of the whole world. Therefore, the celebration of the liturgy is the center and heart of our whole life, whose unity especially is rooted in it.
Book of Constitutions and Ordinations of the Order of Friars Preachers, no.57. |
This Liturgical Calendar follows the Roman Calendar and the proper Calendar of the Order of Preachers, adapted for use in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands by the inclusion of celebrations proper to the Order and celebrations proper to those countries.
Local celebrations (titular feasts, diocesan patrons, anniversaries of dedication etc.) are shown for those places where the Province has foundations. Those working or living in other places need to consult local calendars for local variations.
I. The Calendar:
Certain celebrations [e.g., Christmas, Pentecost and Assumption] have proper Vigil Masses in addition to the Mass for the day itself. These Vigil Masses are intended to be used either before or after Evening Prayer I of the celebration. For pastoral reasons, it is permitted to use the Mass of the Day in place of the Vigil Mass (except, of course, for the Easter Vigil.)
On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when there is no obligatory memorial, an optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary is encouraged. Whenever this optional memorial is allowed, the special votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary proper to the Order, or a Mass from the Collection of Masses in Honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be used as an alternative. For the Office, the proper offices in the Liturgy of the Hours or the votive offices of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Dominican Supplement may be used.
II. Patronal Feasts:
In addition to the celebrations proper to each province, a community should celebrate the following:
- Solemnity of the anniversary of the Dedication of the church on the anniversary day of the dedication, if the church was consecrated. If the day of dedication is unknown, this solemnity is observed on Oct 22;
- Solemnity of the titular saint of the church;
- Solemnity of the principal patron of their house;
- Feast of the anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral;
- Feast of the principal patron of the diocese, territory, province, or more extensive territory.
III. Typography of this Calendar:
A. Italics: indicate an element of the liturgy of the day which is optional, e.g., sequence; or indicate an Optional Memorial, e.g., Dec 4, St. John of Damascus. They are also used for words in other languages, e.g. Te Deum.
B. Explanatory material is set in smaller type.
C. The letters OP in the margin indicate a celebration or rubrical directions proper to the Order. E. Blesseds on the Calendar for the Provinces (which is a supplement to the Martyrology - cf. General Instruction of the Roman Missal, n. 355) appear like this.
- DPPL : Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2001)
- GILH = General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours (1971)
- GIRM = General Instruction of the Roman Missal (2002)
- MR = Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia (2002)
- OHS = Ordo Hebdomadae Sanctae OP (1965)
- pref = preface
- prop = proper
- PS = Paschale Sollemnitatis, Congregation for Divine Worship & Discipline of the Sacraments, Jan. 1988
- RC = Roman Calendar (1969; as amended)
- RCIA = Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (1972)
In addition to the indulgences in the Handbook of Indulgences for the universal Latin Church, the brethren may gain the following indulgences granted to the Order:
A plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, may be gained by a brother who makes or renews, at least privately, his intention to fulfil faithfully the duties of his vocation:
For the whole Order:
- on the feasts of the Birth of the Lord, Easter, Annunciation, Assumption of B. V. Mary, St Dominic, St Thomas Aquinas, St Catherine of Siena and All Saints of the Order;
- on the occasion of a General Chapter.
For the individual houses:
- on the feast of the principal patron of the house;
- on the feast of saints or blesseds whose body or principal relics are kept there;
- at the end of regular visitation.
For individual brothers:
- on the day of entering the novitiate
- on the day of first profession and the day of solemn profession;
- on the 25th, 50th, 60th and 75th anniversary of first profession.
(cf. Decree of S. Apostolic Penitentiary, 25 Oct, 1967)
The time from the First Sunday of Advent, 2006, until the Feast of the Epiphany, 2008, has been declared by the Master of the Order to be a year of Jubilee recalling the foundation of the Monastery of Prouilhe in 1206.
During this time, the Apostolic Penitentiary has granted the following jubilee indulgence:
...in the various churches and oratories of each and every monastery of the Order of Preachers, in the Roman Basilica of Saint Sabina and the in Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Dominic at Bologna, from the first Sunday of Advent 2006 until the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord in 2008 ...a plenary Indulgence, which may be gained under the usual conditions of sacramental Confession, eucharistic Communion and prayer for the intentions of the same Supreme Pontiff, to all Christ's faithful who, with a mind which is entirely removed from attachment towards any sin whatsoever, piously visit one of the above-mentioned sacred buildings:
- on days when the celebrations are solemnly opened and closed, and on solemnities and feast days noted in the calendar of the Order of Preachers, if they diligently and reverently take part in some sacred function or pious devotion;
- on a day chosen by each individual, by reciting the Lord's prayer and the Creed;
- whenever they travel in a group to one of these sacred buildings by reason of devotion and, in the same way, piously recite the Lord's prayer and the Creed.
| Jan 1 Tuesday | | white | Octave Day of Christmas
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD | Solemnity | | Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, creed, preface of the Solemnity | | Num 6: 22-27 Ps 67: 2-3, 5, 6, 8 Gal 4: 4-7 Lk 2: 16-21 | | | Hours of the Solemnity; Te Deum | | Jan 2 Wednesday | | white | Ss Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Christmas I - III, or of the memorial.
| | | 1 John 2:22-28 Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 John 1:19-28 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 3 Thursday | | white | Thursday before Epiphany | | | Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III | | | 1 John 2:29-3:6 Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6 John 1:29-34 | | Hours of the day | | white | Most Holy Name of Jesus | Optional | | Votive Mass and Office from the Dominican Proper are highly recommended today. | | Jan 4 Friday | | white | St Zedislava [Berkiana] of Lemberk, lay Dominican and mother | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Christmas I - III, or of the memorial.
| | | 1 John 3:7-10 Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 John 1:35-42 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 5 Saturday | | white | Saturday before Epiphany | | | Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III | | | 1 John 3:11-21 Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 John 1:43-51 | | Hours of the day |
| Jan 6 Sunday | | white | Epiphany of the Lord | Solemnity | | Mass of the Solemnity; gloria, sequence optional, creed. | | | Isa 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-3, 5-6 Matt 2:1-12 | | The Solemn Proclamation of the Date of Easter and the other major dates is encouraged (DPPL, n. 118). It is read by the deacon or cantor immediately after the Gospel. For a text, see the Appendix. | | Preface of Epiphany; special Communicantes in Roman Canon.
| | | OP | At Mass the sequence Laetabundus may be used.
Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. | | Jan 7 Monday | | white | St Raymond of Peñafort, friar, priest and Master of the Order | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany, or of the saint. | | | 1 John 3:22-4:6 Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-11 Matt 4:12-17, 23-25 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 8 Tuesday | | white | Tuesday after Epiphany | | | Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany | | | 1 John 4:7-10 Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8 Mark 6:34-44 | | Hours of the day. | | Jan 9 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday after Epiphany | | | Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany | | | 1 John 4:11-18 Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13 Mark 6:45-52 | | Hours of the day. | | Jan 10 Thursday | | white | Thursday after Epiphany | | | Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany | | | 1 John 4:19-5:4 Ps 72:1-2, 14+15bc, 17 Luke 4:14-22a | | Hours of the day. | | Jan 11 Friday | | white | Friday after Epiphany | | | Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany | | | 1 John 5:5-13 Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 Luke 5:12-16 | | Hours of the day. | | Jan 12 Saturday | | white | Saturday after Epiphany | | | Mass of the day; Preface of Christmas I - III or of Epiphany | | | 1 John 5:14-21 Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5+6a+9b John 3:22-30 | | Hours of the day. | | Jan 13 Sunday | | white | Baptism of the Lord | Feast | | Mass of the Feast; Gloria creed. | | Isa 42:1-4, 6-7a Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3b+9b-10 Acts 10:34-38 Matt 3:13-17 | | Hours of the feast. Te Deum. | | Ordinary Time begins. | | Jan 14 Monday | | green | Monday of the first week. | | | | Mass of the day. | | | 1 Sam 1:1-8 Ps 116:12-13, 14-17, 18-19 Mark 1:14-20 | | | Hours of the day. |
| Jan 15 Tuesday | | red | St Francis Fernández de Capillas, priest, Peter Sanz, bishop, & companions, martyrs in China | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 1 Sam 1:9-20 1 Sam 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8 Mark 1:21-28 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 16 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the first week. | | | | Mass of the day. | | | 1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20 Ps 40:2-5, 7-8, 8-9, 10 Mark 1:29-39 | | | Hours of the day. |
| Jan 17 Thursday | | white | St Anthony, abbot | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 1 Sam 4:1-11 Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 25-26 Mark 1:40-45 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 18 Friday | | white | St. Margaret of Hungary, Nun and Virgin | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 1 Sam 8:4-7, 10-22 Ps 89:16-17, 18-19 Mark 2:1-12 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 19 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the first week. | | | | Mass of the day. | | | 1 Sam 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1 Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Mark 2:13-17 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Andrew Grego of Peschiera, friar and priest | | white / green
OP | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Supplementary texts for Mass and Office in the Dominican Proper | Optional | | | | |
| Jan 20 Sunday | | green | Second Sunday of the Year | | | Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed. | | | Isa 49: 3, 5-6 Ps 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 1 Cor 1:1-3 John 1:29-34 | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 2 of the Psalter. | | Jan 21 Monday | | red | St Agnes, virgin and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 1 Sam 15:16-23 Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23 Mark 2:18-22 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 22 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the second week. | | | | Mass of the day. | | | 1 Sam 16:1-13 Ps 89:20, 21-22, 27-28 Mark 2:23-28 | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Vincent, deacon and martyr | Optional | | white | Bl. Anthony della Chiesa, friar and priest | |
| Jan 23 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the second week. | | | | Mass of the day. | | | 1 Sam 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 Ps 144:1, 2, 9-10 Mark 3:1-6 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Henry Suso, friar and priest | |
| Jan 24 Thursday | | white | St Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 1 Sam 18:6-9; 19:1-7 Ps 56:2-3, 9-10, 10-12, 13-14 Mark 3:7-12 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 25 Friday | | white | The Conversion of St Paul, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22 Ps 117:1, 2 Mark 16:15-18 | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | Jan 26 Saturday | | white | SsTimothy and Titus, bishops | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 2 Tim 1: 1-8, or Tit 1: 1-5 Ps 95: 1-2a, 2b-3, 7, 8a, 10 Lk 10:1-9 | | | 2 Sam 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27 Ps 80:2-3, 5-7 Mark 3:20-21 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Jan 27 Sunday | | green | Third Sunday of the Year | | | Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed. | | | Isa 8:23-9:3 Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 Matt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 3 of the Psalter. | | Jan 28 Monday | | white | St. Thomas Aquinas, friar, priest and Doctor of the Church | Feast | | Mass of the feast; gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Wis 7: 7-10, 15-16 or Eph 3: 8-12 Ps 37: 3-4, 5-6, 30-31 Jn 17:11b-19 or Jn 16: 23b-28 or Mt 5: 13-19 | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | OP | Plenary indulgence under usual conditions for brethren who renew, at least privately, their resolve to fulfil faithfully the duties of their vocation. See Appendix. | | Jan 29 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the third week. | | | | Mass of the day. | | | 2 Sam 6:12-15, 17-19 Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 Mark 3:31-35 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Villana delle Botti, lay Dominican and mother | |
| Jan 30 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the third week. | | | | Mass of the day. | | | 2 Sam 7:4-17 Ps 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30 Mark 4:1-20 | | | Hours of the day. |
| Jan 31 Thursday | | white | St John Bosco, priest | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 2 Sam 7:18-19, 24-29 Ps 132:1-2, 3-5, 11,12,13-14 Mark 4:21-25 | | Hours of the memorial. |
| Feb 1 Friday | | green | Friday of the third week. | | | | Mass of the day. | | | 2 Sam 11:1-4, 5-10, 13-17 Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 6-7, 10-11 Mark 4:26-34 | | | Hours of the day. |
| Feb 2 Saturday | | white | The Presentation of the Lord
(Candlemas Day) | Feast | |
Mass of the feast; gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Mal 3:1-4 Ps 24: 7-10 Heb 2: 14-18 Lk 2: 22-40 or Lk 2: 22-32 | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | Before the principal Mass, the blessing and distribution of candles takes place as indicated in the Roman Missal. |
| OP | Candles may be distributed before the rite, or after the blessing. The Prayer of Blessing and the procession with stations may be observed with our proper chants, as set out in the Dominican Proper. At Mass the sequence Laetabundus may be used.
The custom of the offering of candles in our tradition represents openness of our hearts to the Lord. If this is followed, the brethren and faithful hold the lighted candles in their hands until the rite of offering, which occurs while the Offertory chant is sung. At Evening Prayer, the prose Inviolata may be sung after the short reading, after or in place of the responsory.
| | | Feb 3 Sunday | | green | Fourth Sunday of the Year | | | Mass of the Sunday; gloria, creed. | | | Zeph 2:3, 3:12-13 Ps 146:6-7, 8-9a, 9b-10 1 Cor 1:26-31 Matt 5:1-12 | | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Week 4 of the Psalter. | | Feb 4 Monday | | white | St Catherine de Ricci, sister and virgin | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 2 Sam 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13 Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Mark 5:1-20 | | Hours of the memorial. | | Feb 5 Tuesday | | red | St Agatha, virgin and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the saint; preface of the weekday, or of the saint | | | 2 Sam 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30-19:3 Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Mark 5:21-43 | | Hours of the memorial. |
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| Lent is a penitential season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for Easter.
Catholics over the age of reason are required to receive Holy Communion at least once a year. (CIC 920 #1); in Australia and New Zealand, between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday.
During Lent Alleluia is always omitted at Mass and Office. The Gloria is said at Mass only on solemnities and feasts. The organ is used only to sustain singing, and floral decoration is not permitted (except on solemnities and on Laetare Sunday.) PS 25.
The Prayer over the People at the end of Mass is recommended on weekdays.
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Penitential practices during Lent:
- According to Church Law, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are observed as days of fast and abstinence. According to the Statue of the Province (n. 10), all the Fridays in Lent are days of fast and abstinence for the brethren. The House Chapter is to decide other forms of community penance for Lent. (LCO 49, - III)
- If it seems appropriate, on Ash Wednesday or on other days during Lent, in place of the former rite of the penitential psalms, some communal penitential celebration or "rite of reconciliation" may be held, whether sacramental or non-sacramental (according to the spirit of the Rite of Penance, nn.36 - 37). This celebration may not immediately precede Mass.
- The Penitential Rite is omitted at Mass. The Blessing and Imposition of Ashes takes place in all Masses after the homily; in place of the rite in the Roman Missal, that in the Dominican Supplement may be used, including our proper prayer of blessing.
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- If Night Prayer is sung, the In pace response may be used in place of "Into your hands." The antiphons Evigila or O Rex may be used in place of the gospel canticle antiphon "Save us."
- If Night Prayer is not sung, the antiphons Evigila and O Rex may be used for the gospel canticle at Evening Prayer in place of the regular antiphon at Evening Prayer I and II of Sundays of Lent.
- The chant Media vita may be used in place of the short response at Night Prayer or at Evening Prayer, or even at other celebrations, such as a penitential liturgy on Ash Wednesday or on Thursday of Holy Week (before the beginning of the Easter Triduum).
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| | | Feb 6 Wednesday | | Ash Wednesday | | | | | | Mass of Ash Wednesday; the penitential rite is omitted. Preface of Lent III or IV. | | | Joel 2: 12-18; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Matt 6:1-6, 16-18 | | | Hours of Ash Wednesday; Psalter Week IV today and until Saturday.
At Morning Prayer, the psalms of Friday, Week III may be used today. | | | The celebrant blesses and distributes ashes after the homily.
Other persons may be associated with the bishop or priest in the imposition of ashes, e.g., deacons, special ministers of communion and other lay persons, when there is true pastoral need. |
| Special ministers of communion and deacons may bring blessed ashes to the sick and those confined to their homes. If a minister is not available, a member of the family or another person may bring the blessed ashes to a shut-in, using one of the formulas in the Sacramentary to impose ashes. |
| OP | For pastoral reasons the blessing and distribution of ashes may take place outside Mass. In this case it may be appropriately joined to some hour of the Office, especially Midday Prayer or the Office of Readings. | | NB: | When the blessing and distribution of ashes takes place outside Mass and apart from an hour of the Office, the entire liturgy of the word should be celebrated: entrance song, opening prayer, readings and chants, homily, blessing and distribution of ashes, and general intercessions. | | Feb 7 Thursday | | violet | Thursday after Ash Wednesday. in the Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Deut 30:15-20 Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6 Luke 9:22-25 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Feb 8 Friday | | violet | Friday after Ash Wednesday. in the Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Isa 58:1-9a Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19 Matt 9:14-15 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | St Jerome Emiliani | Commemoration | | St Josephine Bakhita, virgin | Commemoration | | Feb 9 Saturday | | violet | Saturday after Ash Wednesday. in the Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Isa 58:9b-14 Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Luke 5:27-32 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Feb 10 Sunday | | violet | First Sunday in Lent | | Mass of the Sunday; creed, Preface of First Sunday or Lent I - II.
The beginning of the penitential season should be marked in some way, e.g. by Litany of Saints in Entrance Procession. (PS, 23)
Rite of Election (Enrolment of Names) for the catechumens. | | | Gen 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14+17 Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19 Matt 4:1-11 | | Hours of the Sunday. | | | | Feb 11 Monday | | violet | Monday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Lev 19:1-2, 11-18 Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 Matt 25:31-46 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Our Lady of Lourdes | Commemoration | | Feb 12 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Isa 55:10-11 Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 Matt 6:7-15 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | OP | Bl. Reginald of Orléans, friar and priest | Commemoration | | Feb 13 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Jonah 3:1-10 Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 Luke 11:29-32 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | OP | Bl. Jordan of Saxony, friar, priest and Master of the Order | Commemoration | | Feb 14 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Esth C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 Matt 7:7-12 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | St Cyril, monk, and St Methodius, bishop | Commemoration | | Feb 15 Friday | | violet | Friday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Ezek 18:21-28 Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 Matt 5:20-26 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Feb 16 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the First Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Deut 26:16-19 Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Matt 5:43-48 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Bl. Nicholas Paglia of Giovinazzo, friar and priest | | | Feb 17 Sunday | | violet | Second Sunday in Lent | | Mass of the Sunday; creed, Preface of Second Sunday or Lent I - II. | | | Gen 12:1-4 Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22 2 Tim 1:8-10 Matt 17:1-9 | | Hours of the Sunday. | | | | Feb 18 Monday | | violet | Monday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Dan 9:4b-10 Ps 79:8, 9, 11+13 Luke 6:36-38 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | OP | Bl. John of Fiesole (Fra Angelico), friar and priest | Commemoration | | Feb 19 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Isa 1:10, 16-20 Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21+ 23 Matt 23:1-12 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Bl. Alvarez of Zamora (or of Cordoba), friar and priest | | | Feb 20 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Jer 18:18-20 Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 Matt 20:17-28 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Bl. Christopher of Milan, friar and priest | | | Feb 21 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Jer 17:5-10 Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6 Luke 16:19-31 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | St Peter Damian, bishop and doctor | Commemoration | | Feb 22 Friday | | white | Chair of St Peter, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; gloria, preface of the feast. | | 1 Pet 5:1-4 Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Matt 16:13-19 | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | Feb 23 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the Second Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Mic 7:14-15, 18-20 Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | St Polycarp, bishop and martyr | Commemoration | | Feb 24 Sunday | | violet | Third Sunday in Lent | | Mass of the Sunday, or of the First Scrutiny; creed, Preface of Third Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II. | | | Exod 17:3-7 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19-26, 39, 40-42 | | Hours of the Sunday. | | | | Feb 25 Monday | | violet | Monday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | 2 Kgs 5:1-15a Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4 Luke 4:24-30 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Feb 26 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Dan 3:25, 34-43 Ps 25:4bc-5ab, 6+7bc, 8-9 Matt 18:21-35 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Feb 27 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Deut 4:1, 5-9 Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 Matt 5:17-19 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Feb 28 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Jer 7:23-28 Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Luke 11:14-23 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Feb 29 Friday | | violet | Friday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Hos 14:2-10 Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14+17 Mark 12:28b-34 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. |
| Mar 1 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the Third Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Hos 6:1-6 Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab Luke 18:9-14 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 2 Sunday | | rose or violet | Fourth Sunday in Lent ("Laetare") | | Mass of the Sunday, or of the Second Scrutiny; creed, Preface of Fourth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II. | | | 1 Sam 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Eph 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 | | Hours of the Sunday. | | Organ may be played solo; flowers may decorate the altar today. (PS 25.) | | Mar 3 Monday | | violet | Monday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Isa 65:17-21 Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b John 4:43-54 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 4 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Ezek 47:1-9, 12 Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 John 5:1-3a, 5-16 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | St Casimir | Commemoration | | Mar 5 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Isa 49:8-15 Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18 John 5:17-30 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 6 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Exod 32:7-14 Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 John 5:31-47 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 7 Friday | | violet | Friday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Wis 2:1a, 12-22 Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21+23 John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Ss Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs | Commemoration | | Mar 8 Saturday | | violet | Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of Lent, preferably III - IV | | | Jer 11:18-20 Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12 John 7:40-53 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | St John of God, religious | Commemoration | | Mar 9 Sunday | | violet | Fifth Sunday in Lent. | | Mass of the Sunday, or of the Third Scrutiny; creed, Preface of Fifth Sunday (with Year "A" readings) or Lent I - II. | | | Ezek 37:12-14 Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Rom 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33-45 | | Hours of the Sunday. | | | | Mar 10 Monday | | violet | Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | Dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62 Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 John 8:1-11 or 8:12-20 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 11 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | Num 21:4-9 Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21 John 8:21-30 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 12 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | Dan 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 John 8:31-42 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 13 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | Gen 17:3-9 Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 John 8:51-59 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 14 Friday | | violet | Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent | | Mass of the day. Preface of the Passion I | | | Jer 20:10-13 Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7 John 10:31-42 | | Prayer over the People ad libitum | | Hours of the day. | | Mar 15 Saturday | | white | ST JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY | Solemnity | | Transfered from 19 March for this year only. | | Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed; preface of the solemnity. | | 2 Sam 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29 Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22 Matt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a | | Other masses are prohibited, but the funeral mass is allowed.
Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum
Evening Prayer I of Palm Sunday | | Mar 16 Sunday | | red | Palm Sunday of the Passion. | | | Mass of Palm Sunday. Commemoration of Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem, creed, Preface of Palm Sunday. | | | Isa 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Phil 2:6-11 Matt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54 | | | At the procession: Matt 21:1-11 | | | Hours of Palm Sunday. | | OP | The Commemoration of the Lord's Entrance may take one of three forms, as described in the Missal: Blessing and Procession, Solemn Entrance, or Simple Entrance. The processional cross should be suitably decorated. The blessing of palms may not be celebrated without the following procession and Mass. The blessing and solemn entrance, but not the procession, may be celebrated at a second Mass if many of the faithful are present. | | OP | The rite in the Dominican Proper may be used, including our proper chants, texts for the blessing of palms and the station at the entrance to the church or the choir, with the antiphon Ave Rex noster.
The Passion may be read by three deacons, or lay readers with the priest taking the part of Christ, without candles, incense, greeting, sign of the cross or acclamation. At the mention of the Lord's death, all pause and kneel. Where pastoral reasons require it, one or both of the readings before the Passion may be omitted.
At the end of the Passion, The Gospel of the Lord, is said, but the book is not kissed.
Blessed palms remaining are kept, to be burnt for next year's ashes. | | | OP | The weekly conventual Mass for the Dead is omitted this week. (LCO 71) |
| Mar 17 Monday | | violet | Monday in Holy Week | | Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II | | | Isa 42:1-7 Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 John 12:1-11 | | Hours of the day | | Mar 18 Tuesday | | violet | Tuesday in Holy Week | | Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II | | | Isa 49:1-6 Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15+17 John 13:21-33, 36-38 | | Hours of the day | | Mar 19 Wednesday | | violet | Wednesday in Holy Week | | Mass of the day; Preface of the Passion II | | | Isa 50:4-9a Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31+33-34 Matt 26:14-25 | | Hours of the day | | Mar 20 Thursday | | violet | Thursday in Holy Week | | The Chrism Mass may be celebrated in the morning, or on another day earlier this week. White vestments are worn. It is especially fitting that priests concelebrate with the bishop. Priests may communicate under both species, even if not concelebrating. | |
Apart from the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Last Supper, all Masses are prohibited, unless the Ordinary permits a second Mass, exclusively for those unable to participate in the Evening Mass. Funerals can only be celebrated without Mass.
| | | Hours of the day. At Office of Readings, the psalms and antiphons of Friday, Week III, may be used. | | OP | Today or on another day of this week, some communal penitential celebration or "rite of reconciliation" may be held, whether it be sacramental or non-sacramental (according to the spirit of the Rite of Penance, nn.36-37). However, this celebration may not immediately precede Mass. | |
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- The Easter Triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year. (RC, n.18)
- The Easter Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. (RC, n.19)
- During these days it is desirable that brothers and sisters "who experience the mystery of suffering" should share in and be participants in the liturgical celebrations of the community, especially if they are in the hospital, "that they may be helped to know the meaning of this reality which they live in union with the paschal mystery of Christ."
- Therefore, keeping in mind their varying conditions and different circumstances, everything should be so arranged that in the most suitable manner the sick may have the possibility of receiving Communion and, if possible, participating in the veneration of the Cross on Good Friday. The various faculties found in the Ritual should be freely used. Indeed our concern which is manifested through our care and prayer furnishes the strongest testimony to all that such concern flows from the gospel, our faith in God, and the power of the resurrection.
- Throughout the Triduum, the major prelate presides at the principal hours of the Office and at Mass. The principal hours of the Office begin on the right side of choir.
| | | white | Holy Thursday (evening) | | Mass of the Lord's Supper. Gloria, creed, Preface of Eucharist I, special Communicantes, Hanc Igitur and Qui pridie in Eucharistic Prayer I. | | Readings:
Exod 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; John 13:1-15 | | Today the reading of the Martyrology is omitted. | | The tabernacle should be completely empty before the celebration. Enough hosts for the communion of the faithful for tonight and tomorrow should be consecrated during that celebration. For the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament, a place should be prepared and adorned. When the tabernacle is in a chapel separated from the central part of the church, it is appropriate to prepare the place of repose and adoration there. [PS 49] Candles should be provided for the concelebrants and brethren to carry in the procession.
All priests may concelebrate the Mass. Bells may be rung during the Gloria, and are silent thereafter. |
| OP | The mandatum - the washing of the feet of the brethren [or laity] - may take place before or after the homily.
Gifts for the poor, especially those collected during Lent as the fruit of penance, may be presented in the offertory procession while the people sing Ubi caritas. [PS 52] |
| OP | After the Prayer After Communion, the greeting, blessing and dismissal are omitted. The celebrant incenses the Blessed Sacrament three times, receives the humeral veil and the procession follows as in the Missal. The cross-bearer goes first, [PS 54], then the [laity and] brethren carrying candles, and the Blessed Sacrament accompanied by torches and incense.
The brethren and faithful are encouraged, after the Mass of the Lord's Supper, to spend a suitable period of time during the night in the church in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament that has been solemnly reserved. Solemn adoration ends at midnight; the Blessed Sacrament remains at the Place of Repose until the Liturgical Action of Good Friday. |
| OP | Today and tomorrow after Night Prayer, the blessing is not given, the antiphon Salve Regina is omitted, and holy water is not used. |
| OP | The Sermo Dominicus (Jn. 13-17) may be used at table or as the last celebration of the day. In this case it is read in place of Night Prayer with the community gathered before the Blessed Sacrament. [cf. PS 56] | | Mar 21 Friday | | red | GOOD FRIDAY - "Preparation Day" | |
| Day of fast and abstinence. Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be taken to the sick, but otherwise is not distributed outside today's Celebration of the Lord's Passion. | | | OP | Hours of the day. At Morning Prayer, the Litany Verses from the Dominican Supplement may replace the Intercessions. If so, after Mortem autem crucis all pause and kneel in silence; then the Lord's Prayer is said aloud, and the Hour concludes as usual. | | Today the reading of the Martyrology is omitted. | | Celebration of the Lord's Passion. | | The celebration has three parts:
I. Liturgy of the Word (readings, homily, intercessions)
II. Veneration of the Cross
III. Holy Communion.
The celebration begins about 3 p.m. The altar is completely bare, without candles, cloth or cross. The ministers enter in silence and prostrate before the altar. This act of prostration, which is proper to the rite of the day, should be strictly observed for it signifies both the abasement of "earthly man," and also the grief and sorrow of the Church. As the ministers enter, the faithful should be standing, and thereafter should kneel in silent prayer. [PS 65] | | Readings:
Isa 52:13-53:12 Ps 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, 17+25 Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 | | The Intercessions must follow "the form and wording" handed down by tradition, but the celebrant may make a selection of some more relevant to local conditions, provided the range of intentions is preserved. [PS 67]
The cross is presented to each of the faithful individually for their adoration, since the personal adoration of the cross is a most important feature in this celebration. Only if necessitated by the large numbers of faithful present may the rite of veneration be made simultaneously by all present. Only one cross should be used for the veneration. [PS 69] | |
| OP | For the veneration of the cross the rite proper to our Order may be used instead of one of the two forms given in the Roman Missal. (See the Dominican Supplement.)
The communion rite is as described in the Missal. The sign of peace is not exchanged.
After Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is carried from the church by a priest or deacon wearing a humeral veil and accompanied by two candles. The Sacrament is reserved privately outside the church for the needs of the sick and dying.
The altar is stripped at a suitable time, but the cross remains with four candles, placed so that the faithful may venerate and kiss it and spend some time in meditation. [PS 71] | |
| OP | Night Prayer is said after the Celebration of the Lord's Passion at a suitable hour, with two candles alight; the blessing is not given, the antiphon Salve Regina is omitted, and holy water is not used. | |
| OP | Today after the Veneration of the Cross the brethren, when entering and leaving choir, bow profoundly to the cross as on other days, but they do not genuflect. | |
| OP | De profundis for deceased brothers and benefactors and Fidelium are omitted at grace for meals. The custom of wearing the cappa in the refectory may be observed. | | | Mar 22 Saturday | | violet | HOLY SATURDAY | | | Fast is observed if possible. [CR 20] Celebration of the Mass and the sacraments is strictly prohibited, except for Penance and Anointing of the Sick. Communion may be given only as viaticum. | | | Hours of the day.
Today the reading of the Martyrology is omitted.
Night Prayer is celebrated only by those not present at the Vigil. | | | | OP | At Morning Prayer, the Litany Verses from the Dominican Supplement may replace the Intercessions. If so, after Mortem autem crucis all pause and kneel in silence; then the Lord's Prayer is said aloud, and the Hour concludes as usual. | | Preparation for the Vigil includes: preparation of the bonfire; candles for the brethren and laity; water for the liturgy of Baptism; flowers and decorations for the altar. | | | |
| white | The Easter Vigil. | | | The Vigil has four parts:
I. Service of Light : Bonfire, Procession with Candle, Exsultet.
II. Liturgy of the Word : Readings, psalms, prayers, Gloria, homily.
III. Liturgy of Baptism : Litany, Blessing of Water, Baptism and/or Confirmation,
Renewal of Promises, Prayer of the Faithful.
IV. Liturgy of the Eucharist : Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter night"), special
Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal.
This liturgical order must not be changed by anyone on his own initiative. [PS 81]
The celebration should truly have the character of a Vigil. It must take place at night; to start earlier (e.g. at the customary time for a Sunday vigil Mass) is a "reprehensible abuse". [PS 78] | | | OP | The Exsultet may be sung with the melody proper to the Order. Other variations are proposed in the Dominican Supplement : e.g. the Litany may be sung, even when there are no baptisms and no font; Dominican saints and certain invocations are added to the Litany.
Wherever possible, all the readings should be read so that the character of the Easter Vigil, which demands that it be somewhat prolonged, be respected at all costs. Where pastoral conditions require that the number of readings be reduced, there should be at least three readings from the Old Testament, taken from the law and the prophets; and the reading from Exodus (ch. 14) with its canticle, must never be omitted. | | | The Readings: | |
- Gen 1:1-2:2 or 1:1, 26-31 with Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22
- Gen 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 with Ps 16:5+8, 9-10, 11
- Exod 14:15-15:1 with Exod 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 This reading and psalm are obligatory.
- Isa 54:5-14 with Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b
- Isa 55:1-11 with Isa 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
- Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4 with Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11
- Ezek 36:16-17a, 18-28 with Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19
- Epistle: Rom 6:3-11
- Alleluia Psalm: Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
- Gospel: Matt 28:1-10
| | | OP | Bells are be rung during the Gloria, and the altar candles lit; the brethren put off their cappas if they are wearing them. |
| The celebrant - or, in case of necessity, a cantor - intones the triple alleluia before the Gospel. The gospel is honoured with incense, but candles are not carried.
For integrating the rites of Baptism and Confirmation, see the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, esp. Appendix 1.
The dismissal with double alleluia is used tonight and throughout the octave. | | Mar 23 Sunday | | Easter Sunday - the Pasch of the Lord | Solemnity with Octave | | Mass of the day, gloria, Easter sequence, Creed or Renewal of Baptismal Promises, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day") special Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Readings:
Acts 10:34, 37-43 Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6-8 John 20:1-9
Alternative gospel: Matt 28:1-10
At an evening Mass, Luke 24: 13-35 may be used. | | |
Mass is to be celebrated on with great solemnity. It is appropriate that the penitential rite on this day take the form of a sprinkling with water blessed at the Vigil, during which a song of baptismal character should be sung. The entrance stoups to the church should also be filled with the same water. [PS 97]
The Paschal Candle burns at all Hours and Masses today. It is kept in the sanctuary near the altar or ambo until Pentecost Sunday. [PS 99] | | OP | Hours of Easter Sunday. | |
The Easter Vigil takes the place of the Office of Readings. The chant Christus resurgens may be sung at the end of Vespers, followed by Regina caeli, with or without a procession.
Where it is the custom, the tradition of "Baptismal Vespers" with a procession to the font is to be diligently observed. (IGLH, 213) | | The Martyrology reading begins with the proclamation of the Resurrection, "This day, which was made by the Lord ..." and then follows the announcement of the date, moon and saints of tomorrow. |
| OP | After Night Prayer the paschal candle is extinguished. It remains by the ambo or altar, and is lit throughout the Easter season at Mass and at the principal hours of the Office until Pentecost inclusive. |
| OP | Plenary indulgence under usual conditions for brethren who renew, at least privately, their resolve to fulfil faithfully the duties of their vocation. |
| OP | The weekly conventual Mass for the Dead is omitted this week. (LCO 71) | | Mar 24 Monday | | Monday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Acts 2:14, 22-32 Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 Matt 28:8-15 | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | Mar 25 Tuesday | | Tuesday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Acts 2:36-41 Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22 John 20:11-18 | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | Mar 26 Wednesday | | Wednesday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Acts 3:1-10 Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 Luke 24:13-35 | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | Mar 27 Thursday | | Thursday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Acts 3:11-26 Ps 8:2ab+5, 6-7, 8-9 Luke 24:35-48 | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | Mar 28 Friday | | Friday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Acts 4:1-12 Ps 118:1-2+4, 22-24, 25-27a John 21:1-14 | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | Mar 29 Saturday | | Saturday in the Octave of Easter | | Mass of the Octave. Gloria, sequence optional, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Acts 4:13-21 Ps 118:1+14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21 Mark 16:9-15 | | Hours of the day; Te Deum, double alleluia at dismissal.
| | | Mar 30 Sunday | | Second Sunday of Easter - Octave Day of Easter.
Also called Divine Mercy Sunday, Sunday in White and Low Sunday. | Solemnity | | Mass of the Sunday, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I ("on this Easter day"); Easter Communicantes and Hanc igitur; double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Acts 2:42-47 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 1 Pet 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum.
Evening Prayer II of the Sunday. The Easter Octave ends. | | | | Mar 31 Monday | | white | ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD | Solemnity | | Mass of the solemnity; gloria, creed; preface of the solemnity. | | Other masses are prohibited, but the funeral mass is allowed.
Hours of the solemnity; Te Deum | | Transfered from Easter Octave | |
| Apr 1 Tuesday | | | | | white | Tuesday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 4:32-37 Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 John 3:7-15 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 2 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 5:17-26 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 John 3:16-21 | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Francis of Paola, hermit | Optional | | Apr 3 Thursday | | | | | white | Thursday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 5:27-33 Ps 34:2+9, 17-18, 19-20 John 3:31-36 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 4 Friday | | white | Friday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 5:34-42 Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 John 6:1-15 | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Isidore, bishop and doctor | Optional | | Apr 5 Saturday | | | | | white | Saturday in the Second Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 John 6:16-21 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 6 Sunday | | Third Sunday of Easter | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I -V. | | | Acts 2:14, 22-28a Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 1 Pet 1:17-21 Luke 24:13-35 | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. | | | | Apr 7 Monday | | white | St John Baptist de la Salle, priest | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | Acts 6:8-15 Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 John 6:22-29 | | | Hours of the memorial | | Apr 8 Tuesday | | | | | white | Tuesday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 7:51-8:1a Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab+7b+8a, 17+21ab John 6:30-35 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 9 Wednesday | | | | | white | Wednesday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 8:1b-8 Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a John 6:35-40 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 10 Thursday | | white | Thursday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 8:26-40 Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 John 6:44-51 | | Hours of the day. | | red | Bl. Anthony Neyrot, friar, priest and martyr | | | Apr 11 Friday | | red | St Stanislaus, bishop and martyr | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | Acts 9:1-20 Ps 117:1, 2 John 6:52-59 | | | Hours of the memorial | | Apr 12 Saturday | | | | | white | Saturday in the Third Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 9:31-42 Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 John 6:60-69 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 13 Sunday | | Fourth Sunday of Easter | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I -V. | | | Acts 2:14, 36-41 Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 1 Pet 2:20-25 John 10:1-10 | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. | | | | Apr 14 Monday | | white | Monday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 11:1-18 Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4 John 10:1-10 or, in Year A, John 10:11-18 | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Peter Gonzalez, also called "St Elmo", friar and priest | | | Apr 15 Tuesday | | | | | white | Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 11:19-26 Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 John 10:22-30 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 16 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 12:24-13:5a Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6+8 John 12:44-50 | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Bernadette Soubirous, virgin | Optional | | Apr 17 Thursday | | white | Thursday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 13:13-25 Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25+27 John 13:16-20 | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Clara Gambacorta, nun and widow | | | Apr 18 Friday | | | | | white | Friday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 13:26-33 Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab John 14:1-6 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 19 Saturday | | white | Saturday in the Fourth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 13:44-52 Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 John 14:7-14 | | Hours of the day. | | | | | Apr 20 Sunday | | Fifth Sunday of Easter | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I -V. | | | Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 1 Pet 2:4-9 John 14:1-12 | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. | | | | Apr 21 Monday | | white | Monday in the Fifth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 14:5-18 Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16 John 14:21-26 | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Anselm, bishop and doctor | Optional | | Apr 22 Tuesday | | | | | white | Tuesday in the Fifth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 14:19-28 Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21 John 14:27-31a | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 23 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 15:1-6 Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 John 15:1-8 | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Adalbert, bishop and martyr | Optional | | red | St George, martyr | Optional | | Apr 24 Thursday | | white | Thursday in the Fifth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 15:7-21 Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10 John 15:9-11 | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr | Optional | | white | Conversion of St Augustine, bishop | | | Apr 25 Friday | | red | St Mark, evangelist | Feast | | Mass of the feast; gloria, Preface of Apostles II.
Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | 1 Pet 5:5b-14 Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17 Mark 16:15-20 | | Apr 26 Saturday | | | | | white | Saturday in the Fifth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 16:1-10 Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5 John 15:18-21 | | Hours of the day. | | Apr 27 Sunday | | Sixth Sunday of Easter | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Easter I -V.
Second Reading & Gospel may be from Seventh Sunday of Easter if desired. | | | Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16+20 1 Pet 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. | | | | Apr 28 Monday | | white | Monday in the Sixth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 16:11-15 Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9b John 15:26-16:4a | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, priest and Dominican tertiary | Optional | | OP | | | red | St Peter Chanel, priest and martyr | Optional | | Apr 29 Tuesday | | white | St Catherine of Siena, Lay Dominican, Virgin and Doctor of the Church | Feast | | Mass of the feast; gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | Rev 1:5-8 or Col 1:24-29 or 1 Jn 1:5 - 2:2 Ps 103:1-4,8-9,13-14,17-18a or Ps 21: 23-24,26-27,28,31-32 Jn7:14b-18, 37b-39 or Jn 17:1-11, or Jn 14:21-26 | | Apr 30 Wednesday | | white | St Pius V, friar and pope | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | Acts 17:15, 22-18:1 Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14 John 16:12-15 | | | Hours of the memorial | | OP | Texts in the Dominican Proper |
| May 1 Thursday | | white | Thursday in the Sixth Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 18:1-8 Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 John 16:16-20 | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Joseph the Worker | Optional | | May 2 Friday | | white | St Athanasius, bishop and doctor | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | Acts 18:9-18 Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 John 16:20-23a | | | Hours of the memorial | | May 3 Saturday | | red | Ss Philip and James, apostles | Feast | | Mass of the feast; gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | | 1 Cor 15:1-8 Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 John 14:6-14 | | May 4 Sunday | | Ascension of the Lord | Solemnity | | Mass of the Solemnity, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Ascension I - II Special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I. | | | Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Eph 1:17-23 A: Matt 28:16-20 | | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. | | | | OP | Today Mass may begin with a Procession or Solemn Entrance, as in the Dominican Proper. | | May 5 Monday | | white | St. Vincent Ferrer, friar and priest | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | Acts 19:1-8 Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab John 16:29-33 | | | Hours of the memorial | | OP | Texts in the Dominican Proper | | May 6 Tuesday | | | | | white | Tuesday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 20:17-27 Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 John 17:1-11a | | Hours of the day. | | May 7 Wednesday | | white | Wednesday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 20:28-38 Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab John 17:11b-19 | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Albert de Villa D'Ogna of Bergamo, lay Dominican and husband | | | May 8 Thursday | | | | | white | Thursday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 John 17:20-26 | | Hours of the day. | | May 9 Friday | | | | | white | Friday in the Seventh Week of Easter | | Mass of the day. Preface of Easter I - V "...in this Easter season." | | | Acts 25:13b-21 Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab John 21:15-19 | | Hours of the day. | | May 10 Saturday | | white | St Antoninus Pierozzi of Florence, friar and bishop | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 Ps 11:4, 5+7 John 21:20-25 | | | Hours of the memorial | | OP | Texts in the Dominican Proper | |
In the evening: | | red | Vigil of Pentecost | Solemnity | | Mass of the Vigil; gloria, sequence, creed, Preface of Pentecost, special Communicantes in Eucharistic Prayer I. Double alleluia at the dismissal | | | Gen 11:1-9a or Exod 19:3-8, 16-20 or Ezek 37:1-4 or Joel 3:1-5 Ps 104:1-2, 24+35, 27-28, 29b-30 John 7:37-39 | | For pastoral reasons, the texts of the day Mass may also be used. | | Evening Prayer I of Pentecost. | | May 11 Sunday | | Pentecost Sunday | Solemnity | | Mass of Pentecost; Gloria, Sequence, creed, Preface of Pentecost, special Communicantes, double alleluia at dismissal. | | | Acts 2:1-11 Ps 104:1+24, 29-30, 31, 34 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13a John 20:19-23a | | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. At Evening Prayer II, double alleluia at dismissal | | After Evening Prayer, the Paschal Candle is extinguished, and moved to the Baptistery, where it is kept in a place of honour so that the candles of the newly baptised may be lit from it. | | The weeks of the year resume with Week 6. | Psalter Week 2 | | May 12 Monday | | green | Monday of the sixth week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 1:1-11 Ps 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76 Mark 8:11-13 | | | Hours of the day. | | red | St Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs | Optional | | red | St Pancras, martyr | | | white | Bl. Jane of Portugal, nun and virgin | | | May 13 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the sixth week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 1:12-18 Ps 94:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 Mark 8:14-21 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Our Lady of Fatima | Optional | | white | Bl. Imelda Lambertini, nun and virgin | | | May 14 Wednesday | | red | St Matthias, apostle | Feast | | Mass of the feast; gloria, preface of the feast. | | | Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 112: 1-8 Jn 15: 9-17 | | | Hours of the feast; Te Deum | | May 15 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the sixth week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 2:1-9 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Mark 8:27-33 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Andrew Abellon, friar and priest | | | white | Bl. Giles of Vouzela (Portugal), friar and priest | | | May 16 Friday | | green | Friday of the sixth week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 2:14-24, 26 Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Mark 8:34-9:1 | | | Hours of the day. | | May 17 Saturday | | green | Saturday of the sixth week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 3:1-10 Ps 12:2-3, 4-5, 7-8 Mark 9:2-13 | | | Hours of the day. | white / green
OP | Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Supplementary texts for Mass and Office in the Dominican Proper | Optional | | | | | | May 18 Sunday | | white | Trinity Sunday | Solemnity | | Mass of the day, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Trinity. | | | | Exod 34:4-6, 8-9 Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56a 2 Cor 13:11-13 John 3:16-18 | | Hours of the Sunday. Te Deum. | | | May 19 Monday | | green | Monday of the seventh week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 3:13-18 Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 Mark 9:14-29 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Francis Coll Guitart, friar and priest | | | May 20 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the seventh week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 4:1-10 Ps 55:7-8, 9-10, 10-11, 23 Mark 9:30-37 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Bernardine of Siena, priest | Optional | | white | Bl. Columba of Rieti, sister and virgin | | | May 21 Wednesday | | green | Wednesday of the seventh week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 4:13-17 Ps 49:14-15, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20 Mark 9:38-40 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | Bl. Hyacinth Cormier, priest, Master of the Order | Optional | | red | St Christopher of Magallanes, priest, and his companions, martyrs | Optional | | May 22 Thursday | | green | Thursday of the seventh week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 5:1-6 Ps 49:14-15, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20 Mark 9:41-50 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Rita of Cascia, religious | Optional | | May 23 Friday | | green | Friday of the seventh week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | Jas 5:9-12 Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 11-12 Mark 10:1-12 | | | Hours of the day. | | May 24 Saturday | | white | Translation of Our Holy Father Dominic | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | Jas 5:13-20 Ps 141:1-2, 3, 8 Mark 10:13-16 | | | Hours of the memorial | | May 25 Sunday | | white | Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) | Solemnity | | Mass of the Solemnity; Gloria, sequence optional, creed, Preface of Holy Eucharist. | | | | Deut 8:2-3, 14-16 Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 1 Cor 10:16-17 John 6:51-58 | | Hours of the Solemnity. Te Deum. | | | It is fitting to hold a procession after Mass, or after a protracted, public adoration following the Mass. The Sacred Host, consecrated during the Mass, is placed in the monstrance on the altar after the Communion of the faithful. After the Prayer after Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is borne out of the Church for the Christian faithful "to make public profession of faith and worship of the Most Blessed Sacrament." The solemn blessing with the Blessed Sacrament concludes the entire celebration: the usual blessing by the priest is replaced by the blessing with the Blessed Sacrament. [MR p. 491; DPPL 162-163] |
| May 26 Monday | | white | St Philip Neri, priest | Memorial | | Mass of the memorial; preface of the weekday, or of the saint. | | | | 1 Pet 1:3-9 Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9, 10 Mark 10:17-27 | | | Hours of the memorial | | May 27 Tuesday | | green | Tuesday of the eighth week. | | | Mass of the day. | | | 1 Pet 1:10-16 Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 Mark 10:28-31 | | | Hours of the day. | | white | St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop | Optional | | white | Bl. Andrew (Francisco) Franchi, friar and bishop | | | May 2 |
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