Passion Sunday

Color: Violet

Flowers are not permitted.

The organ is not played.

Commemorations: St. Patrick, Bishop & Confessor

Mass

After Terce, 2nd. Orations "Contra Persecutores" or "Pro Papa", no 3rd. Orations, Dismissal = "Benedicamus Domino". In all Masses of the season from today through Holy Thursday, both Ps. 42 and the minor doxology "Gloria Patri" are omitted; these, however, are retained in Masses of feasts during the week ahead.. Folded Chasubles are worn.

No Gloria. Credo.

Preface: Holy Cross

Office

Doxology: Per Annum

Hymn Tone: Passiontide

Matins: Omit the "Gloria Patri" at Ps. 94 and the Responsories today and in all Hours of the season through Spy Wednesday; keep the "Gloria Patri" in all other places in the Office and entirely in the Offices of feasts.

Lauds: Second Schema of Psalms, Commemoration of St. Patrick

Prime: Pss. 92 & 99 (displaced from Lauds) replace Ps. 117 (moved to Lauds) as the first two psalms, Preces omitted due to the Commemoration of a Double feast.

Vespers: Second Vespers of the Sunday (normal time), Commemorations of the following day and of St. Patrick

Compline: No Preces