Friday, February 7, 2025 - St. Romuald (First Friday)

Abbot

III class, White

General info: The First Friday votive Masses may be said: “two Masses of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, on the first Friday of each month, in churches and oratories in which special devotions are held on that day in honor of the Sacred Heart” (Rubricæ generales, 385b)

Mass: Sacred Heart votive: (White) Mass of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Gloria, commemoration of the saint, no Credo, proper preface OR Mass of St. Romuald, Os iusti (White) with proper collect, Gloria, no Credo, common preface

Breviary: Ordinary Offices

Matins: Invitatorium Regem Confessorum; Hymn Iste Confessor; lessons 1 and 2 (second and third joined) from occurring scripture, lesson 3 of the feast; Te Deum

Lauds: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder from the common; proper prayer

Hours: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder from the common

Vespers: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder from the common

Compline: Of the feria

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Thursday, February 6, 2025 - St. Titus (First Thursday)

Bishop and Confessor

III class, White

Commemoration of St. Dorothy, Virgin and Martyr

General info: The First Thursday votive Mass may be said: “one Mass of our Lord Jesus Christ, eternal High Priest, on the first Thursday or the first Saturday of each month, in churches and oratories in which special devotions are held on that day for the sanctification of the clergy” (Rubricæ generales, 385a)

Mass: First Thursday votive: (White) Mass of our Lord Jesus Christ, eternal High Priest, Gloria, two commemorations added under one conclusion, no Credo, common Preface OR Mass Statuit ei with commemoration of St. Dorothy, Gloria, common preface

Breviary: Ordinary Offices

Matins: Invitatorium Regem Confessorum; Hymn Iste Confessor; lessons 1 and 2 (=2+3) from occurring scripture, lesson 3 of the feast; Te Deum

Lauds: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder from the common; oration proper; commemoration of St. Dorothy

Hours: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder from the common; oration proper

Vespers: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder from the common; oration proper

Compline: Of the feria

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - St. Agatha

Virgin and Martyr

III class, Red

Mass: Proper Mass Gaudeamus, Gloria, no Credo, common preface

Breviary: A great part of the Office of St. Agatha is Proper

Matins: All Proper including psalms and 3 lessons; Te Deum

Lauds: Proper antiphons, Sunday psalms of the 1st place; remainder proper

Hours: Ferial antiphons and psalms; remainder proper

Vespers: Proper antiphons, Sunday psalms with 5th psalm proper (Ps. 147); remainder proper

Compline: Of the feria

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - St. Andrew Corsini

Bishop and Confessor

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

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Monday, February 3, 2025 - IV Sunday after the Epiphany (Green) with a commemoration of St. Blaise

IV class, Green

Commemoration of St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr

General info: The blessing of throats is traditionally done today, on St. Blaise’s Day. For notes about the blessing, see Reminder below; they are included also in the notes for the Season after Epiphany, accessed by clicking the Season icon at the bottom of the page

Mass: Mass of St. Blaise (Red), Gloria, no Credo, common preface OR Mass of preceding Sunday (Violet), commemoration added, 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 (first 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

Reminder: – The blessing of throats takes place today. If the throats are blessed immediately before or after Mass and the celebrant does not depart the sanctuary, he may simply remove the maniple and remain in Mass vestments to give the blessing. If the blessing is given apart from Mass, the priest wears a surplice and red stole.

– Only candles blessed with the proper form given in the Ritual for the blessing of candles on the feast of St. Blaise may be used to give the blessing of throats. The candles are customarily joined with a red ribbon so that they form a cross shape (more akin to St.Andrew’s Cross: X). Once the candles are blessed, they may be stored in the sacristy and used for the blessing of throats each year. It is not necessary to re-bless St. Blaise candles each year.

– The throats are blessed thus: the faithful kneel atthe altar rail (servers at the footpace). There, the priest with surplice and red stole, or the Mass vestments sans maniple holds the unlighted candles against the throat of the person with his left hand, using his righthand to make the sign of the cross in the blessing.

– The blessing of throats is: Per intercessionem Sancti Blasii, Episcopi et Martyris, liberet te Deus a malogutturis et a quolibet alio malo. In nomine Patris + etFilii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

– The blessing of throats with these blessed candles may be done also on other days of the year, such a son the following Sunday for the benefit of the faithful who were not able to attend Mass on St. Blaise’s day,whenever his feast occurs during the week.

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