Diocese of Westminster Ordo 2026 LITURGICAL ORDO THE CYCLE OF PRAYER The liturgical year has been divided into six periods. We are asked to use the intentions named during the current period, both corporately and in personal prayer, as well as on specific Days of Prayer. Parish Priests are asked to make the Cycle known by displaying and distributing copies in their churches, and to remind people when a new period of the Cycle begins. When a Day of Special Prayer occurs on a Sunday, it is sufficient to announce the Day at the beginning of Mass and to include a suitable petition in the Universal Prayer.
An introductory leaflet and leaflets for the seasons as well as model intercessions are available on the Bishops’ Conference Liturgy Office website: www.liturgyoffice.co.uk . Days of Prayer are also indicated in the Liturgical Calendar alongside the letters COP. ADVENT/CHRISTMAS 2025 Intentions Migrants and Refugees; Expectant Mothers Migrants’ Day Wednesday 3 December (St Francis Xavier) Expectant Mothers especially on 21 December (4th Sunday of Advent) ORDINARY TIME:
WINTER 2026 (UNTIL LENT) Intentions Peace on Earth; Openness to the Word of God;Christian Unity; The Sick and Those Who Care for Them; Victims of Trafficking and Those who Work to Combat it;The Unemployed Peace Day Sunday 18 January (2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time) Sunday of the Word of God Sunday 25 January (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time) Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity 18–25 January Racial Justice Day Sunday 1 February (3 Sundays before 1st Sunday of Lent) Day for Victims of Trafficking Sunday 8 February (St Josephine Bakhita) World Day for the Sick Wednesday 11 February (Our Lady of Lourdes) Day for the Unemployed Sunday 15 February (Sunday before 1st Sunday of Lent) 1