Diocese of Westminster Ordo 2026 Mass of the day Mass of Friday of Weekdays of Christmas Time, 2nd Collect, Readings of 9 January. Office of the day (Ps Wk 2) Office of 9 January (p343). S at 10 Jan Morning W Christmas Feria Mass of the day Mass of Saturday of Weekdays of Christmas Time, 2nd Collect, Readings of 10 January Office of the day (Ps Wk 2) Office of 10 January (p350). Psalter Week 3 Evening W + THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 1st Vespers and Mass of the Feast Sun 11 Jan W + THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Mass and Office of the Feast Gloria, choice of Collect, Creed, Proper Preface of the Baptism of the Lord, no EPIV. The Season of Christmas ends after Night Prayer.
Christmas decorations should be removed; however by tradition the crib may remain until 2 February. ORDINARY TIME Besides the times of the year that have their own distinctive character, there remain in the yearly cycle thirty-three or thirty-four weeks in which no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ is celebrated, but rather the mystery of Christ itself is honoured in its fullness, especially on Sundays. The period is known as Ordinary Time (LY 43) . When the liturgical day is indicated as a Feria and the Mass is ad libitum, the Priest may choose:
from the Mass formula of the preceding Sunday in Ordinary Time or any one of the Sundays in Ordinary Time, even with some of the prayers taken from any other Sunday in Ordinary Time or from the prayers for Various Needs and Occasions; or from the Mass of a Saint noted in the Liturgical Calendar as an Optional Memorial or listed in the Roman Martyrology for that day; or from any Mass for the Dead although the formulas for the daily Mass for the Dead may only be used if the Mass is actualy said for the Dead; or a Mass for Various Needs and Occasions; or a Votive Mass ( GIRM 355b).
On Saturdays in Ordinary Time when no Obligatory Memorial occurs, an Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated (LY 15). For the Liturgy of the Hours, in the absence of obligatory or optional celebrations, either the Office of a Saint commemorated in the Roman Martyrology for that day may be celebrated, or a votive Office, if there are 24