1 GENERAL NOTES This liturgical Ordo is for the friar, lay Carmelite and other communities of the British Province of Carmelites serving England, Scotland and Wales. The following points should be noted: 1. For this Liturgical Year from Advent 2019 until Advent 2020 Sunday and Festive Lectionary: Year A Weekday Lectionary: Cycle II 2. Abbreviations CS Carmelite Supplement (1987) NCS New Carmelite Supplement (1993) EP1 Evening Prayer 1 (First Vespers) 3. For the Liturgy of the Hours, numbers in this Ordo refer to the book of Morning and Evening Prayer printed by Collins. Page numbers to the Carmelite Supplements (also known as The Carmelite Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours) are those printed by the Institutum Carmelitanum in Rome. 4. On Ferias (ordinary days) and most Memorias, use the Psalter for the prescribed week in conjunction with the reference in the Morning and Evening Prayer book. For Feasts and Solemnities follow the indications given in the proper (the part towards the end of the books where the Feast days are arranged by date). 5. The anniversaries given are those of deceased friar members of the Province, of the Blackburn Nuns, and of the founders and leaders of The Leaven Secular Institute, together with others, including some Tertiaries, who have made a significant contribution to the life of the Carmelite Family in Britain. Local Lay Carmelite communities may wish to include the anniversaries of deceased members in their prayer. When a Carmelite dies it is usual for the Office of the Dead (found at the back of most Office books) to be prayed for him/her. 2 6. Italics indicate Carmelite Feasts and anniversaries. Information on the Order’s holy men and women can be found on: www.carmelite.org 7. Celebrations which are particular to a specific diocese are not included in this Ordo but normally will be found in the local diocesan directory, yearbook, or website. Feasts of the National Calendars of England, Wales and Scotland are included where appropriate. 8. Where no other celebration takes precedence, it is the custom of the Carmelite Order to commemorate Saturdays in honour of Our Lady. For the Office the ‘Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary’ and ‘Memoria of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday’ are printed in the various editions of the Office books. 9. Solemnities of the Lord the Epiphany, the Ascension and Corpus Christi have been transferred back to their traditional days, as per the decision of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales. These are shown in the Ordo, and Carmelites in Scotland may need to check the local liturgical calendar for such dates. 10. Other days of prayer recommended by the Order are: 5th June World Environment Day 10th December World Human Rights Day Where possible, the 16th of each month is a day of Prayer for Vocations. 3 NOTES FOR THE 2020 CARMELITE LITURGICAL ORDO The Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales (including the Liturgy Office) Holydays of Obligation: The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has agreed the following changes to take effect from 1st Sunday of Advent 2017. • Epiphany of the Lord to be celebrated on 6th January, except when this falls on a Saturday or a Monday when it is transferred to the adjacent Sunday. Therefore, in 2020 the Epiphany will be celebrated on Sunday 5th January. The Baptism of the Lord will be celebrated on Sunday 12th January. • Ascension of the Lord to be celebrated on Thursday in the 6th week of Easter. In 2020 this will be on the 21st May. Both are Holydays of Obligation. The other Holydays of Obligation for England and Wales remain the same. Further information regarding the liturgical calendar can be found on the website of The Liturgy Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales: www.liturgyoffice.org.uk The day on which the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Domini) has not been changed and it occurs in 2020 on Sunday 14th June. Additions to the Calendar: Mary, Mother of the Church, Obligatory Memoria, Monday after Pentecost – added to the General Roman Calendar. Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Feast, Thursday after Pentecost – added to the National Calendars of England and Wales. This Ordo has been compiled by Fr. Gerard Walsh O. Carm. and Mrs. Sharon Payne. Further copies of this Ordo can be obtained from the Provincial office. PDF copies also available on request. 4 THE CARMELITE CALENDAR Carmelite Solemnities, Feasts and Memorias are listed in the Ordo below (except when higher ranking observances preclude them this year). It is not the tradition in the communities of the British Province to observe Optional Memorias, except for that of St. Simon Stock because it is observed here as a Feast. They are, however, Memorias which are proper to the Carmelite Order, so for those who wish to commemorate them they are included in brackets within the Ordo when other celebrations do not preclude them. Memorias observed by the Discalced Carmelite Order (O.C.D.) but not by the Carmelite Order (O.Carm.) are not listed below, but can be found in the various printings of the Carmelite Supplement to the Breviary. January 3 St. Kuriakos Elias Chavara, C.M.I., priest (Optional Memoria) 8 St. Peter Thomas, O.Carm., friar and bishop (Feast) 9 St. Andrew Corsini, O.Carm., friar and bishop (Feast) 20 Bl. Angelo Paoli, O.Carm., friar (Optional Memoria) 29 Bl. Archangela Girlani, O.Carm., nun (Optional Memoria) February 1 Bl. Maria Candelaria of Saint-Joseph, O.Carm., nun (Optional Memoria) March 19 St. Joseph, principal protector of our Order (Solemnity) – see note below 20 Bl. Francis Palau y Quer, friar (Optional Memoria) April 17 Bl. Baptist Spagnoli of Mantua, O.Carm., friar (Memoria) May 5 St. Angelus, O.Carm., friar (Memoria) 8 Bl. Aloysius Rabatà, O.Carm., friar (Optional Memoria) 9 St. George Preca, T.O.C., priest & Carmelite tertiary (Optional Memoria) 16 St. Simon Stock, O.Carm., friar (Feast in the British Province) 22 St. Joachina de Vedruna de Mas, O.Carm., sister (Optional Memoria) 25 St. Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi, O.Carm., nun (Feast) 5 June 12 Bl. Hilarius Januszewski, O.Carm., friar and martyr (Optional Memoria) 14 St. Elisha, prophet (Memoria) July 4 Bl. Maria Crocifissa Curcio, O.Carm., sister (Optional Memoria) 9 Bl. Jane Scopelli, O.Carm., nun (Optional Memoria) 13 St. Teresa of Jesus ‘of Los Andes’, O.C.D., nun (Optional Memoria) 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Solemnity, Patronal Feast of the Order) 17 Bls. Teresa of Augustine and Companions, O.C.D., nuns and martyrs (Optional Memoria) 20 St. Elijah, prophet and Father of All Carmelites (Solemnity) 24 Bl. John Soreth, O.Carm., friar (Memoria) 26 Sts. Joachim and Anne, protectors of our Order (Memoria) – see note below 27 Bl. Titus Brandsma, O.Carm., friar and martyr (Memoria) August 7 St. Albert of Trapani, O.Carm., friar (Feast) 9 St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), O.C.D., nun and martyr (Feast in Europe) 12 Bl. Isidore Bakanja, Lay Carmelite and martyr (Optional Memoria) 17 Bl. Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi, O.Carm., friar (Optional Memoria) 25 St. Mariam Baouardy of Jesus Crucified, O.C.D., nun (Optional Memoria) 26 Bl. Jacques Retouret, O.Carm., friar and martyr (Optional Memoria) September 1 St. Teresa Margaret Redi, O.C.D., nun (Optional Memoria) 17 St. Albert of Jerusalem, bishop and lawgiver of Carmel (Feast) October 1 St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, O.C.D., nun and doctor (Feast) 15 St. Teresa of Jesus (of Avila), nun and doctor (Feast) 6 November 5 Bl. Frances d’Amboise, O.Carm., founder of the Carmelite nuns (Optional Memoria) 6 St. Nuno Alvares Pereira, O.Carm., friar (Memoria) or in some places Bl. Angel Prat i Hostench and Companions, O.Carm., religious and martyrs (Optional Memoria) 8 St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, O.C.D., nun (Optional Memoria) 13 Bl. Maria Teresa Scrilli, O.Carm., sister (Optional Memoria) 14 All Carmelite Saints (Feast) 15 All Carmelite Souls (Commemoration) 19 St. Raphael Kalinowski, O.C.D., friar (Optional Memoria) 29 Bls. Denis and Redemptus, O.C.D., friars and martyrs (Optional Memoria) December 5 Bl. Bartholomew Fanti, O.Carm., friar (Optional Memoria) 14 St. John of the Cross, friar and doctor (Feast) By ancient tradition the Carmelite Order celebrates the following Feasts of the Church’s General Calendar with an additional title of ‘Protector’ – nothing, however, is added to the Office of the day: 19th March St. Joseph, Principal Protector of the Carmelite Order 26th July Sts. Joachim and Anne, Secondary Protectors of the Order 7 8 DECEMBER 2019 ADVENT BEGINS Volume I of Breviary required LECTIONARY: Sundays Year A, Weekdays Cycle II PSALTER WEEK 1 EP1 3 Sun 1 First Sunday of Advent 7 Mon 2 of Advent 13 Tue 3 St. Francis Xavier, Memoria 946 (Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees) Anniversary: Fr. Joseph Abbley (2004) Wed 4 of Advent 21 Thu 5 of Advent (Bl. Bartholomew Fanti) 24 Fri 6 of Advent 27 Sat 7 St. Ambrose, Memoria 947 PSALTER WEEK 2 EP1 3 Sun 8 Second Sunday of Advent 7 (Bible Sunday) Mon 9 Immaculate Conception of BVM, Solemnity 950 Tue 10 of Advent 17 Wed 11 of Advent 21 Thu 12 of Advent 24 Fri 13 St. Lucy, Memoria 954 Sat 14 St. John of the Cross, Feast NCS 380 / CS 305 PSALTER WEEK 3 EP1 3 Sun 15 3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) 7 Mon 16 of Advent 13 (Province Monthly Day of Prayer for Vocations) Tue 17 of December 17th 33 Wed 18 of December 18th 35 Anniversary: Roger Brown (TOC) (2008) 9 Thu 19 of December 19th 36 Fri 20 of December 20th 39 Sat 21 of December 21st 41 PSALTER WEEK 4 EP1 3 Mag.