SUNDAY MISSAL GUIDE 2024
© Copyright 2023
Rev. Fr. Thomas Mroczka
2430 Spruce Place
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-4864
OCTOBER
Sunday, October 6, 20th Sunday after Pentecost, semi-double. Color: Green. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: St. Bruno, Laudis tibi, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity.
Sunday, October 13, 21st Sunday after Pentecost, semi-double. Color: Green. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: St. Edward, King of England, Deus qui beátum, 3rd Oration: Intercession of the Saints, A cúnctis, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity.
Sunday, October 20, 22nd Sunday after Pentecost [Mission Sunday], semi-double. Color: Green. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: St. John Cantius, Da, quœsumus, omnípotens, 3rd Oration: For the Propagation of the Faith, Déus qui ómnes, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity.
Sunday, October 27, Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ The King [23rd Sunday after Pentecost], double of the first class. Color: White. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Absólve, quœsumus, Creed, Preface of Christ The King, Proper Last Gospel of the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, In íllo tempore: Loquénte, [Mt 9, 18-26]. N.B. The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is recited before the Blessed Sacrament exposed on this day.
NOVEMBER
Friday, November 1, Feast of All Saints, double of the first class. Color: White. In Mass: Gloria, Creed, Common Preface. N.B. There is no abstinence from meat today since it is a holyday.
Sunday, November 3, 24th Sunday after Pentecost [4th Sunday after Epiphany], semi-double. Color: Green. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: Octave of All Saints, Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, 3rd Oration: S. Charles Borromeo, Ecclésiam tua, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity.
Sunday, November 10, 25th Sunday after Pentecost [5th Sunday after Epiphany] semi-double. Color: Green. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: St. Andrew Avelino, Deus, qui in corde, 3rd Oration: St. Tryphon & Companions, Fac nos quœsumus, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity.
Sunday, November 17, 26th Sunday after Pentecost [6th Sunday after Epiphany] semi-double. Color: Green. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Da, quœsumus, 3rd Oration: Intercession of the Saints, A cúnctis, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity.
Sunday, November 24, 27th and Last Sunday after Pentecost, semi-double. Color: Green. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: St. John of the Cross, Deus, qui sanctum, 3rd Oration: St. Chrysogonus, Adésto, Dómine, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity.
DECEMBER
Sunday, December 1, First Sunday of Advent, semi-double. Color: Violet. In Mass: 2nd Oration: Of the BVM, Deus, qui de beátœ, 3rd Oration: Against the Persecutors of the Church, Ecclésiae tuae, or for the Pope, Deus, ómnium fidélium, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity, Benedicámus Dómino at the end of Mass. N.B. The organ is silent and the altar is not decorated with flowers.
Sunday, December 8, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, double of the first class. Color: White. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: 2nd Sunday of Advent, Excita, Dómine, corda nostra, Creed, Preface of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Et te in Conceptióne Immaculáta], Proper Last Gospel of the 2nd Sunday of Advent, In illo témpore: Cum audísset, [Mt 11, 2-10]. N.B. The organ may be played and altar decorated with flowers. The Legion of Decency Pledge recited after Mass.
Sunday, December 15, Third Sunday of Advent [Gaudete or Rose Sunday], semi-double. Color: Rose or Violet. In Mass: 2nd Oration: Octave of the Immaculate Conception, Déus qui per, 3rd Oration: Against the Persecutors of the Church, Ecclésiae tuae, or for the Pope, Deus, ómnium fidélium, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity, Benedicámus Dómino at the end of Mass. N.B. The organ may be played and the altar decorated with flowers.
Sunday, December 22, 4th Sunday of Advent, semi-double. Color: Violet. In Mass: 2nd Oration: Of the BVM, Déus qui de Beátae, 3rd Oration: Against the Persecutors of the Church, Ecclésiae tuae, or for the Pope, Deus omnium, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity, Benedicámus Dómino at the end of Mass. N.B. The organ is silent.
Wednesday, December 25, The Nativity of Our Lord, double of the first class. Color: White. In Mass: There are three Masses proper for Christmas, i.e., the First Mass at Midnight, the Second Mass at Dawn, and the Third Mass During the Day. In all three Masses: Gloria, Creed, Preface of the Nativity, Proper Communicántes. N.B. At the Mass at Dawn, 2nd Oration: S. Anastasia, i.e., Da quaésumus omnípotens, At the Mass During the Day there is a Proper Last Gospel of the Epiphany, i.e., Cum nátus, [Mt 2, 1-12].
Sunday, December 29, Sunday Within the Octave of the Nativity, semi-double. Color: White. In Mass: Gloria, 2nd Oration: St. Thomas of Canterbury, Deus, pro cujus, 3rd Oration: Octave of the Nativity: Concéde, quæsumus, Creed, Preface of the Nativity, Proper Communicántes in the Canon of Mass.
Ember Days for 2024
Advent: December 18, 20, and 21.
Lent: February 21, 23, and 24.
Pentecost: May 22, May 24, and May 25.
September: September 18, 20, and 21.
Traditional Law of Fast and Abstinence
Fast. All persons over twenty-one and under sixty years of age must fast on days appointed. On a day of fast one full meal may be eaten at the principal meal and two smaller meatless meals - the combination of which may not equal the amount eaten at the principal meal. Eating between meals is not allowed. Liquids, such as milk and fruit juices may be taken any time on a fast day. Please note that true medicine never breaks the fast including the Eucharist fast.
Days of Fast are the weekdays of Lent including Holy Saturday until 12:00 Noon; Ember Days, the Vigil of Pentecost, the Vigil of the Immaculate Conception, the Vigil of All Saints' Day, and the Vigil of Christmas.
Abstinence. All persons over seven years of age must abstain from meat on days appointed. On days of complete abstinence i.e., all Fridays, Ash Wednesday, the Vigil of the Immaculate Conception, and the Vigil of Christmas they must abstain from meat, meat gravy, or soup made with meat. On days of partial abstinence meat is allowed once a day but, only at the principal meal. Days of partial abstinence are Ember Wednesday and Saturday, the Vigil of Pentecost, and the Vigil of All Saints' Day.
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