Holy Innocents, Martyrs

Color: Violet

Flowers are permitted.

The organ may be played.

Commemorations: Octave of Christmas

No penitential kneeling.

Mass

After Terce, Commemoration of the Octave, Tract replaces the Alleluia, Dismissal = "Benedicamus Domino". Folded Chasubles: No, today dalmatic & tunicle are worn

No Gloria. Credo.

Preface: Nativity

Proper Communicantes/Hanc Igitur: Proper Communicantes of the Nativity

Office

Doxology: Incarnation

Hymn Tone: Christmas

Matins: No Te Deum, use Ninth Responsory

Lauds: Commemoration of the Octave

Prime: Verse = "Qui natus es"

Vespers: Second Vespers of the feast, Commemorations of St. Thomas Becket and of the Octave