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Table of Contents, from the Westminster Benedictional
Editor’s
Notes i
PONTIFICAL
BLESSING 1
TEMPORALE
or PROPER of the SEASON
1st
Sunday of Advent
2d
Sunday of Advent
3d
Sunday of Advent
Ember
Wednesday in Advent
Ember
Friday in Advent
Ember
Saturday in Advent
4th
Sunday of Advent
Vigil
of Nativity
Cock-Crow
Mass (Nativity)
Dawn
Mass (Nativity)
Day
Mass (Nativity)
St.
Stephen, Deacon & Proto-martyr
Holy
Evangelist John
Holy
Innocents of Bethlehem, MM.
6th
Day of Nativity
St.
Sylvester of Rome, b, c.
Circumcision
of Our Lord
Vigil
of Theophany or Epiphany
Theophany
of Our Lord
1st
Sunday after Theophany or Epiphany (Octave)
2d
Sunday after Theophany Octave
3d
Sunday after Theophany Octave
4th
Sunday after Theophany Octave
5th
Sunday after Theophany Octave
Septuagesima
Sunday
Sexagesima
Sunday
Quinquagesima
Sunday
Head
of the Fast (Ash Wednesday)
1st
Sunday of Lent (Quadragesima)
Ember
Wednesday in Lent
Ember
Friday in Lent
Ember
Saturday in Lent
2d
Sunday of Lent
3d
Sunday of Lent
4th
Sunday of Lent
Passion
Sunday
Palm
Sunday
Holy
Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday of Holy Week
Thursday
of the Lord’s Supper
Vigil
of Pascha
HOLY
PASCHA
Monday
in the Octave of Pascha
Tuesday
in the Octave of Pascha
Wednesday
in the Octave of Pascha
Thursday
in the Octave of Pascha
Friday
in the Octave of Pascha
Saturday
in the Octave of Pascha
1st
Sunday after Pascha
2d
Sunday after Pascha
3d
Sunday after Pascha
4th
Sunday after Pascha
5th
Sunday after Pascha
Rogation
Days
Vigil
of Ascension
Ascension
of Our Lord
Sunday
after Ascension
Vigil
of Pentecost
Pentecost
Day
Pentecost
Week
Wednesday
of Pentecost
Friday
of Pentecost
Saturday
of Pentecost
Feast
of the Most Holy Trinity
Ember
Wednesday in June
Ember
Friday in June
Ember
Saturday in June
1st
& 2d Sundays after Trinity
3d
Sunday after Trinity
4th
Sunday after Trinity
5th,
6th, 7th & 8th Sundays
9th,
10th & 11th Sundays
12th,
13th & 14th Sundays
15th,
16th & 17th Sundays
18th,
19th & 20th Sundays
21st,
22d & 23d Sundays
24th
& Remaining Sundays
Ember
Wednesday in September
Ember
Friday in September
Ember
Saturday in September
SANCTORALE
or PROPER of the SAINTS
Sts.
Fabian & Sebastian, mm. (20 Jan.)
St.
Agnes, v. (21 Jan.)
St.
Vincent, m. (22 Jan.)
Conversion
of St. Paul (25 Jan.)
2nd
Feast of St. Agnes (28 Jan.)
Purification
of the Mother of God (2 Feb.)
St.
Blaise, b, m. (3 Feb.)
St.
Agatha, v, m. (5 Feb.)
Sts.
Vedastus & Amandus, bb. (6 Feb.)
St.
Scholastica, v. (10 Feb.)
Chair
of St. Peter (22 Feb.)
St.
Matthias, Ap. (24 or 25 Feb.)
St.
Gregory, pope (12 Mar.)
St.
Edward, king & m. (18 Mar.)
St.
Cuthbert, b, c. (20 Mar.)
St.
Benedict, ab. (21 Mar.)
Annunciation
to Our Lady (25 Mar.)
St.
Alphege, abp of Canterbury, m. (19 Apr.)
St.
Mark, Ev. (25 Apr.)
Sts.
Philip & James, App. (1 May)
Finding
of the Holy Cross (3 May)
St.
John the Apostle before the Latin Gate (6 May)
St.
Dunstan, abp, c. (19 May)
St.
Augustine, Apostle of England (26 May)
St.
Barnabas, Ap. (11 June)
Vigil
of St. John Baptist (23 June)
Nativity
of St. John Baptist (24 June)
Vigil
of Sts. Peter & Paul, App. (28 June)
Sts.
Peter & Paul, App. (29 June)
Comm.
of St. Paul, Ap. (30 June)
Octave
of the Holy Apostles Peter & Paul (6 July)
Tr.
of St. Benedict the Great (11 July)
Tr.
of St. Swithin of Winchester, b. (15 July)
St.
Margaret of Antioch, v. (20 July)
St.
Mary Magdalene (22 July)
St.
James the Greater, Ap. (25 July)
Chains
of St. Peter (1 Aug.)
Finding
of St. Stephen, proto-m. (3 Aug.)
Transfiguration
(6 Aug.) - see Ember Saturday in Lent
Vigil
of St. Laurence, d, m. (9 Aug.)
St.
Laurence, deacon, m. (10 Aug.)
Vigil
of Assumption (14 Aug.)
Assumption
of the Mother of God (15 Aug.)
St.
Bartholomew, Ap. (24 Aug.)
St.
Augustine of Africa, b, doctor (28 Aug.)
Beheading
of St. John Baptist (29 Aug.)
Vigil
of Our Lady’s Nativity (7 Sept.)
Nativity
of Holy Mary (8 Sept.)
Exaltation
of the Holy Cross (14 Sept.)
Vigil
of St. Matthew (20 Sept.)
St.
Matthew, Ap. (21 Sept.)
St.
Michael Archangel (29 Sept.)
St.
Jerome, presbyter of Bethlehem (30 Sept.)
Sts.
Dionysius, Eleutherius & Rusticus, MM of Paris (9 Oct.)
Feast
of the Holy Relics (15 Oct.)
St.
Luke, Evangelist (18 Oct.)
Vigil
of Apostles Simon & Jude (27 Oct.)
Sts.
Simon & Jude, Apostles (28 Oct.)
Vigil
of All Saints (31 Oct.)
All
Saints (1 Nov.)
Commemoration
of Departed Souls (2 Nov.)
St.
Martin of Tours, b, c. (11 Nov.)
St.
Edmund of E. Anglia, king, m. (20 Nov.)
Presentation
of Holy Mary in the Temple (21 Nov.)
St.
Cecilia, v, m. (22 Nov.)
St.
Clement, pope, m. (23 Nov.)
St.
Katherine, v, m. (25 Nov.)
Vigil
of St. Andrew, Ap. (29 Nov.)
St.
Andrew, Ap. (30 Nov.)
St.
Nicholas, b, c. (6 Dec.)
Conception
of Holy Mary (8 Dec.)
St.
Lucy, v, m. (13 Dec.)
St.
Thomas, Ap. (21 Dec.)
COMMON
Sundays
throughout the Year
Mondays
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
Saturdays
(ferias)
Holy
Cross (Friday Votives)
Saturdays,
of Holy Mary
Vigil
of Apostles
Apostles
One
Martyr
Many
Martyrs
One
Confessor & Bishop
Many
Confessors
A
Virgin Martyr
A
Virgin Not Martyr
Many
Virgin Martyrs
Many
Virgins Not Martyrs
For
the King
At
the Ordination of a Bishop
Bishop’s
Natality
For
a Congregation, or the Profession, of Monks
Over
Nuns
For
Any Departed Man
For
Any Departed Woman
For
Many Departed
For
All Faithful Departed
Dedication
of a Church
Dedication
Anniversary
For
Peace
Commemoration
of Angels, & St. Gabriel
For
Travellers
For
Warriors, & Against Pagans
For
Them That Sail or Fly in an Æroplane
Over
the Newly Baptised
For
Any Sick Man or Woman
At
the Nuptials
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