Prayer History

2/28/2026

Saturday: 02/28/2026

Ember Saturday of Lent

II Class

Violet

Traditional Day of fast and abstinence (fast and partial abstinence in USA)

Matins:

• No "Alleluia" at end of Start formula, instead end with "Praise be to you, Lord, King of eternal glory." This is throughout the Office until Holy Saturday.

• Invit. page 145 

• Psalm 94, page 84 (Invit. used throughout)

• Hymn page 146

• Ant. pages 597 – 610 (before and after each of the Psalms)

• Psalms pages 597 - 610

• After the 9 Psalms, the first V & R for “In the ferial Office of Lent” on page 610, then pray “Our Father”

Blessings & Readings:

• Absolution page 89: Saturday

• Before each of the Readings, pray the Blessings starting on the very bottom of page 89: “On days when a homily is read”

• Readings on pages 1533 - 1536, Lessons I - III 

• Do all three R & Vs, which occur after each Lesson (you can start Lauds after third R & V if praying it immediately after)

• No Te Deum

• Collect page 1536

Lauds:

• Start page 618 (Lauds II), No "Alleluia"

• Ant. pages 618 - 625 (before and after each of the Psalms)

• Psalms pages 618 - 625

• Little Chapter page 147

• Hymn pages 147 - 148

• V & R after Hymn on page 148

• Ant. page 1536 (pray before and after Canticle of Zacharias)

• Canticle of Zacharias page 94

• Preces pages 148 - 150

• Collect page 1536

Prime:

• Start page 627

• Hymn page 627

• Ant. page 151 (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)

• Psalms pages 628 - 631

• Page 631 R & V, everything as is including V: “You who sit at the Father's”

• Martyrology for 3/1/2026

• Short Lesson "In the season of Lent” page 635

Terce:

• Start on page 636

• Hymn pages 636 - 637 

• Ant. page 151 (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)

• Psalms pages 637 – 639

• Little Chapter page 151

• R & V page 151 - 152 

• Collect page 1536

Sext:

• Start page 640

• Hymn pages 640

• Ant. page 152 (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)

• Psalms pages 640 - 643

• Little Chapter page 152

• R & V page 152 

• Collect page 1536

None:

• Start page 644

• Hymn page 644

• Ant. Page 153 (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be)

• Psalms pages 645 - 647

• Little Chapter page 153

• R & V page 152

• Collect page 1536

1st Vespers Second Sunday of Lent:

• Start page 580

• Ant. pages 648 - 652 (before and after each of the Psalms)

• Psalms pages 648 – 653

• Little Chapter page 1537

• Hymn page 1537

For Our Lady's Magnificat:

• V & R page 1537

• Ant. page 1537 (to be said before and after Our Lady's Magnificat)

• Collect pages 1537 - 1538 (2nd one, Vespers)

Compline: 

• Start on bottom of page 112, after "Our Father", flip to page 114 - 115 and pray everything from "I confess to almighty God", to end of start formula prayers on the top of page 115 with "Praise be to you, Lord, King of eternal glory", instead of "Alleluia"

• After "Praise be to you, Lord, King of Eternal Glory", pray Ant. on pages 656 & 659 (before 1st Psalm and after 3rd Psalm/Glory Be) 

• Psalms from pages 656 – 659

• Pages 660 - 662 Hymn, Little Chapter, R & V, Canticle of Simeon, Collect, Blessing in that order

• Page 120, Antiphons of Blessed Virgin Mary number II “Hail, Queen of heaven", V & R and Collect in that sequence

• End Compline on page 122 with "Divine Assistance ...." etc.

References:

Divine Office: Baronius Press; The Roman Breviary (1961 edition in Latin and English) 

Martyrology: Angelus Press; Roman Martyrology - Angelus Press