Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare)

Color: Violet or Rose

Flowers are permitted.

The organ may be played.

Commemorations: Forty Holy Martyrs

Mass

After Terce, Commemoration of the Martyrs, 3rd. Orations "A cunctis", Dismissal = "Benedicamus Domino". Folded Chasubles: No, dalmatic and tunicle today

No Gloria. Credo.

Preface: Lent

Office

Doxology: Per Annum

Hymn Tone: Lent

Lauds: Second Schema of Psalms, Commemoration of the Martyrs, Suffrage of the Saints

Prime: Pss. 92 & 99 (displaced from Lauds) replace Ps. 117 (moved to Lauds) as the first two psalms, Dominical Preces

Vespers: Second Vespers of the Sunday (normal time), Commemoration of the Martyrs, Suffrage of the Saints

Compline: Preces