May 2021 Ordo

 May is another busy month with Sts. Philip  and James starting off, following by the finding of the Holy Cross, then the Rogation Days, Ascension and Pentecost, and their Octaves. While busy, this month is somewhat more straightforward than April. A couple notes:

1. If you are unable to attend a Rogation day procession, the Litany, preces, and collect are said as on p. *116.

2. The very last day of the month, Monday May 31 is the day after Trinity Sunday and thus the first full blown feria in a while. On this day, you will need to switch back to the Suffrage of All Saints instead of the Commemoration of the Holy Cross.

3. Octave-tide is just around the corner!

Sat	1	Ss. Philip & James Proper Office. At Vespers: Comm. of Sunday. No Suffrage or Preces.	D1
Sun	2	Fourth Sunday after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide. At Lauds: Comm of St. Athanasius; Suffrage. Preces at Prime only. I Vespers of the following.	Sd
Mon	3	Finding of the Holy Cross Proper Office. Festal Psalms. No Suffrage or Preces.	D2
Tue	4	Tuesday in the fourth week after Easter Ferial office of Paschaltide. At Lauds: Comm. of St. Monica. Suffrage and Preces are said.
Wed	5	Wednesday in the fourth week after Easter Ferial office of Paschaltide. At Lauds: Suffrage. Preces at Prime only. I Vespers of the following.
Thu	6	St. John before the Latin Gate Common Office of Apostles except proper Mag. Ant. & Collect. At Vespers: Comm. of St. Stanislaus. No Suffrage or Preces.	Gd
Fri	7	Wednesday in the fourth week after Easter Ferial office of Paschaltide. At Lauds: Comm. of St. Stanislaus. I Vespers of the following. Suffrage and Preces are said.
Sat	8	Saturday Office of Our Lady Proper Office; Ferial Psalms. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of St. Gregory Nazianzen. Suffrage and Preces are said.
Sun	9	Fifth Sunday after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide. At Lauds & Vespers: St. Gregory Nazianzen; Comm. of Ss. Gordianus & Epimachus. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Mon	10	Rogation Monday Ferial Office of Paschaltide. At Lauds: Comm. of Ss. Gordianus & Epimachus. Proper Ben./Mag. Ants. & Collect.
Tue	11	Rogation Tuesday Ferial Office of Paschaltide. Proper Ben./Mag. Ants. At Vespers: Comm. of Ss. Nereus, Achilles, & Pancras
Wed	12	Rogation Wednesday (Vigil of the Ascension) Ferial Office of Paschaltide. Proper Ben./Mag. Ants. At Lauds: Ss. Nereus, Achilles, & Pancras. I Vespers of the following.
Thu	13	The Ascension of Our Lord Proper Office. Festal Psalms. No Suffrage or Preces.	D1 O3
Fri	14	Friday within the Octave of the Ascension Proper Office. Festal Psalms. At Lauds: Comm. of St. Pachomius. At Vespers: Comm. of St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Sat	15	Saturday within the Octave of the Ascension Proper Office. Festal Psalms. At Lauds: Comm. of St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of the Ascension. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Sun	16	Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension Proper Office. Festal Psalms. At Lauds: Comm. of Ascension. At Vespers: Comm. of Ascension; Comm. of St. Paschal Baylon. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Mon	17	Monday within the Octave of the Ascension Proper Office. Festal Psalms. At Lauds: St. Paschal Baylon No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Tue	18	Tuesday within the Octave of the Ascension Proper Office. Festal Psalms. At Vespers: Comm. of St.Dunstan. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Wed	19	Wednesday within the Octave of the Ascension Proper Office. Festal Psalms. At Lauds: St. Dunstan. I Vespers of the following; Comm. of St. Bernadine of Siena. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Thu	20	Octave Day of the Ascension Proper Office. Festal Psalms. At Lauds: St. Bernadine of Siena. No Suffrage or Preces.	Gd
Fri	21	Friday after the Octave of the Ascension All as on Sunday except: no commemoration of the Ascension. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Sat	22	Vigil of Pentecost All as on Sunday except: no commemoration of the Ascension. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd1
Sun	23	The Feast of Pentecost Proper Office. Festal Psalms. No Suffrage or Preces.	D1 O1
Mon	24	Monday within the Octave of Pentecost All as on feast except: proper Ben./Mag. Ant. & Collect. No Suffrage or Preces.	D1
Tue	25	Tuesday within the Octave of Pentecost All as on feast except: proper Ben./Mag. Ant. & Collect. No Suffrage or Preces.	D1
Wed	26	Ember Wednesday All as on feast except: proper Ben./Mag. Ant. & Collect. At Lauds: Comm. of St. Augustine of Canterbury. At Vespers: Comm of St. Augustine of Canterbury; Comm. of St. Bede the Venerable. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Thu	27	Thursday within the Octave of Pentecost All as on feast except: proper Ben./Mag. Ant. & Collect. At Lauds: Comm. of St. Bede the Venerable. At Vespers: Comm. of St. Bede the Venerable; Comm. of St. Philip Neri. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Fri	28	Ember Friday All as on feast except: proper Ben./Mag. Ant. & Collect. At Lauds: Comm. of St. Philip Neri. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd M
Sat	29	Ember Saturday All as on feast except: proper Ben./Mag. Ant. & Collect. No Suffrage or Preces.	Sd
Sun	30	The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity Proper Office. Festal Psalms. No Suffrage or Preces.	D1
Mon	31	Ferial Office & Psalms. Suffrage and Preces are said.

April 2021 Ordo

This April is a busy month. Holy Week, Easter and its Octave. To be perfectly honest, this Ordo will be of limited value because there are just too many rubrics to consider during this time. You will need to keep your eye on what's going on. However, here are a few quick tips:

1. Starting Maundy Thursday and ending None of Holy Saturday (inclusive) the Gloria Patri is omitted from the end of the Psalms. 
2. During the Triduum, Compline begins immediately with the Confetior and Absolution after which t the psalms are begun immediately. The Nunc Dimittis is also added to Compline during this time. 
3. There are no commemorations permitted during the first three days of the Octave of Easter.
4. Starting after Easter, when the Suffrage is said, the Commemoration of the Cross is the suffrage used. 
5. The ferias of Paschaltide all have proper Benedictus and Magnificat antiphons, but need not be commemorated if a higher ranked feast occurs. 
6. The Litany of Saints is said after Lauds on the feast of St. Mark. 

Thu	1	Holy Thursday Proper Office	D1
Fri	2	Good Friday Proper Office	D1
Sat	3	Holy Saturday Proper Office	D1
Sun	4	Easter Sunday Proper Office. Festal Psalms.	D1 O1
Mon	5	Second Day within the Octave of Easter All as on feast except: proper Ben. Ant., Mag. Ant. & Collect	D1
Tue	6	Third Day within the Octave of Easter All as on feast except: proper Ben. Ant., Mag. Ant. & Collect	D1
Wed	7	Fourth Day within the Octave of Easter All as on feast except: proper Ben. Ant., Mag. Ant. & Collect	D1
Thu	8	Fifth Day within the Octave of Easter All as on feast except: proper Ben. Ant., Mag. Ant. & Collect	Sd
Fri	9	Sixth Day within the Octave of Easter All as on feast except: proper Ben. Ant., Mag. Ant. & Collect	Sd
Sat	10	Seventh Day within the Octave of Easter All as on feast except: proper Ben. Ant., Mag. Ant. & Collect	Sd
Sun	11	Low Sunday Proper Office. Festal Psalms.	Gd1
Mon	12	Monday in the First Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6).
Tue	13	Tuesday in the First Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6).
Wed	14	Wednesday in the First Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6).
Thu	15	Thursday in the First Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6).
Fri	16	Friday in the First Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6. Vespers of the following.
Sat	17	Saturday Office of Our Lady Proper Office III in Paschaltide. Ferial Psalms. I Vespers of the following; Proper Mag. Ant.	S
Sun	18	Second Sunday after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide. Proper Chapter, Ben. Ant. & Collect.	Sd
Mon	19	Monday in the Second Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6).
Tue	20	Tuesday in the Second Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6). Vespers of the following.
Wed	21	St. Anselm Common office of Confessor Bishops. Festal Psalms. Proper Hymn, Ben. Ant. & Collect.	Gd
Thu	22	Thursday in the Second Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6). At Vespers: Comm. of St. George
Fri	23	Friday in the Second Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6). At Lauds: Comm. of St. George. I Vespers of the following.
Sat	24	Saturday Office of Our Lady Friday in the Second Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6). I Vespers of the following; Comm. of the Sunday	S
Sun	25	St. Mark, the Evangelist; Comm. Third Sunday after Easter Common office of Apostles. Festal Psalms. Proper Collect. At Lauds and Vespers: Comm. of Sunday.	D2
Mon	26	Monday in the Third Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6).
Tue	27	Tuesday in the Third Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6). At Vespers: Comm. of St. Paul
Wed	28	Wednesday in the Third Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6). At Lauds: St. Paul of the Cross. I Vespers of the following: Proper Office, Psalms of Common of Apostles; Comm. of St. Peter.
Thu	29	Ss. Odo, Majolus, Odilo, & Hugo Proper office. Festal Psalms. At Lauds: Comm. of St. Peter. At Vespers: Comm. of St. Catherine	D
Fri	30	Friday in the Third Week after Easter Ferial Office of Paschaltide (pp. 372-6). At Lauds: Comm. of St. Catherine of Siena. I Vespers of the following.