Wednesday, January 29, 2020

February 2020 Ordo

February is marked by a number of important feasts such as the Purification (2 Feb), St. Scholastic, Virgins and Sister of Our Holy Father Benedict (10 Feb), and the Chair of St. Peter (22 Feb). Interestingly, the LAP drops this last feast, probably because it was viewed as too overtly Roman by the Anglican editors. Whatever the case, this feast is traditionally consider the feast of the Chair of St. Peter at Antioch. The feast of the Chair of St. Peter at Rome was celebrated on 18 January. This feast was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1960, but does not show up in the Dessain MD at all; probably an example of early liturgical innovation on the part of the Benedictines. The Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate celebrates both feasts of the Chair of of St. Peter and elevates the "at Antioch" feast to the rank of Double Second Class. It's unclear what propers are used for the celebration of the "at Rome" feast.

This February marks the early introduction of Septuagesima. Each Sunday of Septuagesima has a proper office while using the ferial Sunday psalms (51, 118, etc.). The subsequent weekdays all have a proper Magnificat Antiphon at Vespers.

As always, LAP specific feasts are colored in blue and Dessain specific feasts are colored green.

Sat
1
St. Ignatius, B.M.
Ferial psalms & ants.; Common Office. I Vespers of following; Comm. preceding; Comm. IV Sunday after Epiphany.
No Suff. No. Preces.
D
Sun
2
The Purification of St. Mary the Virgin
Proper Office; Comm. of IV Sunday after Epiphany
No Suff. No. Preces.
D2

Mon
3
Feria
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. St. Blasius. Vespers: Comm. of St. Gilbert of Sempringham.
Suffrage and Preces are said.

Tue
4
Feria
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of St. Gilbert of Sempringham. I Vespers of the following.
Suffrage and Preces are said at Lauds and Prime only.

Wed
5
St. Agatha, V.M.
Proper Office. Vespers: Comm. of St. Dorothea
No Suff. No. Preces.
Gd
Thu
6
Feria
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of St. Dorothea. I Vespers of the following.
Suffrage and Preces are said at Lauds and Prime only.
Suffrage and Preces are said.

Fri
7
St. Romuald, Ab.
Ferial psalms and ants.; remaining as in Common of Confessors not Bishops. Vespers: Comm. of Ss. John of Matha & Felix of Valois.
No Suff. No. Preces.
D
Sat
8
Feria
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of Ss. John of Matha & Felix of Valois. I Vespers of the following.
Suffrage and Preces are said except at Vespers.

Sun
9
Septuagesima Sunday
Proper Office, except: ferial psalms of Sunday. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of preceding.
No Suff. Preces at Prime only.
Sd2
Mon
10
St. Scholastica
Proper Office. Vespers: Comm. of Septugesima Feria.
D2
Tue
11
Tuesday after Septuagesima
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of St. Gregory II. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant.; Comm. of the Seven Holy Founders.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Wed
12
Wednesday after Septuagesima
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of the Seven Holy Founders. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant.; Comm. St. Kentigern
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Thu
13
Thursday after Septuagesima
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of St. Kentigern. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant.; Comm. of St. Valentine.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Fri
14
Friday after Septuagesima
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of St. Valentine. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of Septuagesima Feria.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Sat
15
Saturday Office B.V.M
Ferial psalms and ants.; remaining as in common. I Vespers of the following.
Suffrage and preces are said except at Vespers.
S
Sun
16
Sexagesima Sunday
Proper Office, except: ferial psalms of Sunday.
No Suff. Preces are said.
Sd2
Mon
17
Monday after Sexagesima
Ferial Office. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant.; Comm. of St. Simeon of Jerusalem.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Tue
18
Tuesday after Sexagesima
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of St. Simeon of Jerusalem. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Wed
19
Wednesday after Sexagesima
Ferial Office. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Thu
20
Thursday after Sexagesima
Ferial Office. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Fri
21
Friday after Sexagesima
Ferial Office. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of the Sexagesima Feria; Comm. of St. Joseph of Arimathea. I Vespers of the following.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Suffrage and Preces are said at Lauds and Prime only.
Pf3
Sat
22
Saturday Office B.V.M.
Ferial psalms and ants.; remaining as in common. Lauds: Comm. of St. Joseph of Arimathea. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of St. Peter Damien.
Suffrage and preces are said except at Vespers.

The Chair of St. Peter
Proper Office. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of preceding; Comm. of St. Peter Damien.
No Suff. Preces at Compline only.
S





Gd
Sun
23
Quinquagesima Sunday
Proper Office, except: ferial psalms of Sunday. Lauds & Vespers: Comm. of St. Peter Damien. I Vespers of the following.
No Suff. Preces at Prime only.
Sd2

Mon
24
St. Matthias, Ap.
Proper Office. Vespers: Comm. of Quinaquagesima Feria.
No Suff. No. Preces.
D2
Tue
25
Tuesday after Quinquagesima
Ferial Office. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Wed
26
Ash Wednesday
Ferial Office, except: Lauds: proper Ben. Ant. & Collect; Vespers: proper Mag. Ant. & Collect.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf1
Thu
27
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Ferial Office, except: Lauds: proper Ben. Ant. & Collect; Vespers: proper Mag. Ant. & Collect; Comm. of St. Oswald.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Fri
28
Friday after Ash Wednesday
Ferial Office, except: Lauds: proper Ben. Ant. & Collect; Comm. of St. Oswald. Vespers: proper Mag. Ant. & Collect.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf3
Sat
29
Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Ferial Office, except: Lauds: proper Ben. Ant. & Collect; I Vespers of the following
Suffrage and preces are said except at Vespers.
Pf3
Sun
30
I Sunday in Lent
Proper Office, except: ferial psalms of Sunday.
No Suff. Preces are said.
Sd1
Mon
31
Monday after I Sunday in Lent
Ferial Office of Lent. Vespers: Comm. of St. David.
Suffrage and Preces are said.
Pf2


Wednesday, January 8, 2020

January 2020 Ordo

I apologize for not publishing an ordo in either November or December. I honestly wasn't planning on picking it back up, because of the time investment. However, I realize now that there perhaps is a greater need than I thought for an ordo that just reflects the LAP MD without any adulteration, for those who are just beginning to pick it up. 

This month is marked by a full two weeks of winding down from Christmas, most of which is past already. The Dessain MD has several feasts in the supplement which are (1) not in the LAP MD and (2) not included in this ordo. I didn't add them because at least at the time of the publishing of the Dessain MD (1952), they were not considered universal feasts. The feasts are:

Sunday in the Octave of the Epiphany - The Holy Family, D1
January 12 - St. Benedict Biscop, D1 CO
January 15 - Our Lady of Promtp Succor, D1
January 21 - St. Meinrad, D1 CO -or- D2

As always, LAP specific feasts are colored blue while Dessain specific feasts are colored green.

Wed
1
The Circumcision of the Lord
(Octave of the Nativity)
Proper Office. Vespers: No commemoration of the following.
No Preces. No Suff.
D2
Thu
2
Octave Day of St. Stephen
Lauds: Psalms and Ants. of Feria. Remaining as on feast. Proper collect. I Vespers of the following; psalms and ants. of the Feria; remaining as on feast; proper Mag. Ant.
No Preces. No Suff.
S
Fri
3
Octave Day of St. John
Lauds: Psalms and Ants. of Feria. Remaining as on feast. I Vespers of the following; psalms and ants. of the Feria; remaining as on feast; proper V/R & Mag. Ant.; Comm. of St. Titus.
No Preces. No Suff.
S
Sat
4
Octave Day of Holy Innocents
Lauds: Psalms and Ants. of Feria. Remaining as on feast; Comm. of St. Titus. I Vespers of the following; proper office; Comm. of the Vigil of Epiphany.
No Preces. No Suff.
S
Sun
5
Holy Name of Jesus
Proper Office. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of preceding.
No Preces. No Suff.
D2
Mon
6
The Epiphany of Our Lord
Proper Office.
No Preces. No Suff.
D1 O2
Tue
7
Day II within the Octave of Epiphany
All as in feast except: at Lauds: Proper Be. Ant.; at Vespers: Proper Mag. Ant.; Comm. Ss. Lucian & Companions.
No Preces. No Suff.
Sd
Wed
8
Day III within the Octave of Epiphany
All as in feast except: at Lauds: Proper Be. Ant.; Comm. Ss. Lucian & Companions.; at Vespers: Proper Mag. Ant.
No Preces. No Suff.
Sd
Thu
9
Day IV within the Octave of Epiphany
All as in feast except: at Lauds: Proper Be. Ant.; at Vespers: Proper Mag. Ant.; Comm. St. Paul.
No Preces. No Suff.
Sd
Fri
10
Day V within the Octave of Epiphany
All as in feast except: at Lauds: Proper Be. Ant.; Comm. St. Paul; at Vespers: Proper Mag. Ant.
No Preces. No Suff.
Sd
Sat
11
Day VI within the Octave of Epiphany
All as in feast except: at Lauds: Proper Be. Ant. I Vespers of the following, except that which is proper; Comm. of the Epiphany Comm. St. Benedict Biscop.
No Preces. No Suff.
Sd
Sun
12
Sunday within the Octave of Epiphany
All as in feast except that which is proper. Lauds: Comm. of the Epiphany; Comm. St. Benedict Biscop. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of the preceding.
No Preces. No Suff.
Sd
Mon
13
The Octave of Epiphany
All as on Epiphany; Proper collect. Vespers: Comm. of following.
No Preces. No Suff.
Gd
Tue
14
St. Hilary, B.C.D.
Ferial psalms and antiphons; remaining as in common; proper collect. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of preceding.
No Preces. No Suff.
D
Wed
15
St. Maurus, Ab.
Proper Office.
No Preces. No Suff.
D2
Thu
16
Feria
Ferial Office; Lauds: Comm. of Macellus I; I Vespers of following.
Preces and Suffrage at Lauds and Prime only.

Fri
17
St. Antony, Ab.
Ferial psalms and antiphons; remaining as in common. Vespers: Comm. of St. Prisca
No Preces. No Suff.
D
Sat
18
Feria
Ferial Office; Lauds: Comm. of St. Prisca I Vespers of following; Comm. of Ss. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum.
Preces and Suffrage are said.

Sun
19
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of Ss. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum.Vespers: Comm. of following.
Preces and Suffrage are said.
Sd
Mon
20
Ss. Fabian, B. & Sebastian, Mm.
Ferial psalms and antiphons; remaining as in common; proper collect. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of the preceding.
No Preces. No Suff.
D
Tue
21
St. Agnes, V.M.
Proper Office. Vespers: Comm. St. Vincent.
No Preces. No Suff.
Gd
Wed
22
Feria
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. St. Vincent. Vespers: Comm. St. Emerentiana.
Preces and Suffrage are said.

Thu
23
Feria
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of St. Emerentiana. Vespres: Comm. St. Timothy.
Preces and Suffrage are said.

Fri
24
Feria
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. St. Timothy. I Vespers of following.
Preces and Suffrage at Lauds and Prime only.

Sat
25
Conversion of St. Paul
Proper Office. Vespers: Comm. of following.

I Vespers of following; Comm. of Preceding
D2, Gd
Sun
26
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of Polycarp. Vespers: Comm. of the following.
Preces and Suffrage at Lauds and Prime only.
Sd
Mon
27
St. John Chrysostom, B.C.D.
Ferial psalms and antiphons; remaining as in common; proper collect. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of the preceding.
No Preces. No Suff.
D
Tue
28
St. Cyril of Alexandria, B.C.D.
Ferial psalms and antiphons; remaining as in common; proper collect.I Vespers of the following; Comm. of the preceding.
No Preces. No Suff.
D
Wed
29
St. Francis de Sales, B.C.D.
Ferial psalms and antiphons; remaining as in common; proper collect. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of the preceding.
No Preces. No Suff.
D
Thu
30
Feria
Ferial Office. Lauds: Comm. of Blsd. Charles of England. Vespers: Comm. Ss. Peter Nolasco & Raymond Pennafort.
Preces and Suffrage are said.

Fri
31
Feria
Ferial Office: Lauds: Comm. of Ss. Peter Nolasco & Raymond Pennafort. I Vespers of the following.
Preces and Suffrage at Lauds and Prime only.