Monday, February 17, 2025 - Feria

IV class, Violet

Mass: preface Mass of preceding Sunday (Violet), no Credo, common

Breviary:

Matins: Invitatorium and Hymn per annum as given in the psalter; lessons from occurring scripture, no Te Deum

Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of the feria (second schema); remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday

Hours: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday

Vespers: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday

Compline: Of the feria

Sunday, February 16, 2025 - Septuagesima Sunday

II class, Violet

General info:

For Septuagesima: The seasonal color is Violet; the Alleluia is not pronounced in any part of the sacred liturgy, neither in the Mass nor in the Office (note especially the use of Laus tibi, Domine instead of Alleluia at the beginning of each hour); the Gloria and Te Deum are not used on ferial days of this season; the tract is not said on ferial days, but is used when the Mass is of a Sunday, feast day, or votive.

Mass: Mass of Septuagesima Sunday; Gloria is omitted; Tract; Credo; preface of the Holy Trinity

Breviary: Office of Sunday per annum

Matins: Invitatorium Praeoccupemus; Hymn Primo die; 9 antiphons and 9 psalms of Sunday; 3 lessons of feast; no Te Deum

Lauds: Proper antiphons with Sunday psalms of the 2nd scheme; remainder proper

Prime: Psalm 53 replaces psalm 117; short lesson Dominus autem

Hours: Sunday psalms with antiphons from Lauds

II Vespers: Psalms of Sunday; remainder proper

Compline: Of Sunday

Reminder: Announce that the faithful should bring in their blessed palms from last Palm Sunday during the next two weeks, so that these may be burned to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday

Saturday, February 15, 2025 - B. V. M. on Saturday

IV class, White

Commemoration of Sts. Faustinus and Jovita, Martyrs

Mass: Mass of the B.V.M. on Saturday: Salve sancta parens (White), Gloria, commemoration of the martyrs, no Credo, preface of the B.V.M. with Et te in veneratione

Breviary:

Matins: Invitatorium and Hymn from BVM on Saturday; first two lessons from occurring scripture; third lesson of BVM on Saturday, Te Deum

Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of the feria (first schema); remainder of BVM on Saturday; commemoration added

Hours: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder of BVM on Saturday; in Prime responsory Qui natus es

I Vespers: Of the following Sunday; antiphons and psalms of Saturday; remainder per annum as given in the psalter; proper Magnificat antiphon and oration

Compline: Of Saturday

Friday, February 14, 2025 - Feria – St. Valentine

IV class, Green

Commemoration of St. Valentine, Priest and Martyr

Mass: Mass of preceding Sunday (Green), no Gloria, commemoration added, no Credo, common preface OR Mass of the commemorated feast (Red), Gloria, no Credo, common preface

Breviary:

Matins: Invitatorium and Hymn per annum as given in the psalter; lessons from occurring scripture, no Te Deum

Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of the feria (second schema); remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday; commemoration added

Hours: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday

Vespers: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday

Compline: Of the feria

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - Feria

IV class, Violet

Mass: Mass of preceding Sunday (Violet), no Gloria, omit Tract, no Credo, common preface

Breviary:

Matins: Invitatorium and Hymn per annum as given in the psalter; lessons from occurring scripture, no Te Deum

Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of the feria (second schema); remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday

Hours: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday

Vespers: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration of the preceding Sunday

Compline: Of the feria

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - Seven Holy Founders

Confessors (Founders of the Servite Order of the BVM)

III class, White

Mass: preface Proper Mass Iusti decantaverunt, Gloria, common

Breviary: Some parts of the Office are proper.

Matins: Invitatorium Regem Confessorum; Proper

Hymn Bella dum; lessons 1 and 2 (second and third joined) from occurring scripture, lesson 3 of the feast; Te Deum

Lauds: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder proper

Hours: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder proper

Vespers: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder proper

Compline: Of the feria

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - Apparition of the B.V.M at Lourdes

III class, White

Mass: Mass of the feast, Gloria, no Credo, common preface

Breviary: Much of the Office is proper.

Matins: All is proper; Te Deum

Lauds: Proper antiphons, with Sunday psalms (first schema), remainder proper

Hours: Antiphons and psalms of the feria, remainder proper; Verse at Prime Qui natus es

Vespers: Proper antiphons, with psalms from the Common of the BVM, remainder proper

Compline: Of the feria

Monday, February 10, 2025 - St. Scholastica

Virgin

III class, White

Mass: Mass of the feast, Gloria, no Credo, common preface

Breviary: Ordinary Office of the feast

Matins: Invitatorium and Hymn from the Common; psalms and antiphons of the feria; first two lessons of the occurring Scripture (second and third joined); lesson 3 of the feast; Te Deum

Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of the feria (first schema), remainder from the Common; oration proper

Hours: Antiphons and psalms of the feria, remainder from the Common; oration proper

Vespers: Antiphons and psalms of the feria, remainder from the Common; oration proper

Compline: Of the feria

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - V Sunday after Epiphany

II class, Green

Mass: Mass of the V Sunday after Epiphany; Gloria; Credo; preface of the Holy Trinity

Breviary: Office of Sunday per annum

Matins: Invitatorium and Hymn per annum as given in the psalter; first and second lessons from the occurring scripture, third lesson proper; Te Deum

Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of Sunday (first schema); remainder per annum as given in the psalter; Benedictus antiphon and oration proper

Hours: Antiphons and psalms of Sunday (at Prime, Psalm 117 is used); remainder per annum as given in the psalter; oration proper

II Vespers: Antiphons and psalms of Sunday; remainder per annum as given in the psalter; Magnificat antiphon and oration proper

Compline: Of Sunday