+ 9 Sunday Sixth after Pentecost. Mass of the Sunday semidouble. Green. At Vespers commemoration of tomorrow's saints.
Plymouth Sixth after Pentecost. St Willibald Bishop Confessor, double (from 7 July). Mass (Sacerdotes) and commemoration of the Sunday. At Vespers commemoration of the Sunday and of tomorrow's saints.
10 Monday The Seven Holy Brothers, Martyrs, and Sts Rufina and Secunda Widows Martyrs, semidouble. Second prayers A Cunctis, third at the priest's choice. Red.
11 Tuesday St Margaret Queen Widow, semidouble (from 10 June). At Mass third prayers A Cunctis. White.
Birmingham and Northampton St William Bishop Confessor, double. White.
Plymouth Monday St John and St Facundus Confessors, double (from 12 June). White.
12 Wednesday St John Gualbert Abbot Confessor, double. White.
13 Thursday St Anacletus Pope Martyr, semidouble. Second prayers A Cunctis, third at the priest's choice. Red.
14 Friday St Bonaventure Bishop Confessor Doctor, double. Creed. White.
15 Saturday St Swithun Bishop Confessor. Mass Sacerdotes
with proper prayers. White.
3 comments:
Fasten your seatbelts, we're going to have something very extraordinary today! We're going to have a normal Sunday! Put out those green vestments!
And at Vespers, too. There was one on January 22, but it was only commemorated at both Vespers.
And the thing is...
in a Calendar continued without the change of 1911, but remaining in general updating, we wouldn't have the green Sunday even today.
We'd have, certainly at your place in England: St. Thomas More Martyr, double of the II class, red. First and Second Vespers of the Martyr, Com. of the Sunday and of St. Elizabeth or the Seven Holy Brothers respectively; also red.
And it's quite possible it would be a minor double in the rest of the world. (Or a semidouble, and then he would give way to the Sunday - but only because he was a layman, not because he was not otherwise important enough for a double. I'm not sure though whether the apparent rule that laymen don't get doubles except locally really applies to martyrs; though the seem to have applied it to St. Justin.)
Thanks, Nepomuk.
The tyranny of green is a particular bugbear of mine, as is the expression 'Ordinary Time'.
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