| DIES | 8 Sun | 9 Mon | 10 Tue | 11 Wed | 12 Thu | 13 Fri | 14 Sat | 15 Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officium | Dominica in Sexagesima | S. Cyrilli Episc. Alexandrini Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris | S. Scholasticæ Virginis | Ss. Septem Fundatorum Ordinis Servorum B. M. V. | Feria V infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ | Feria VI infra Hebdomadam Sexagesimæ | S. Valentini Presbyteri et Martyris | Dominica in QUINQUAGESIMA |
| Classis | Semiduplex | Duplex | Duplex | Duplex | Feria | Feria | Duplex | Semiduplex |
| Color | Purpura | Albus | Albus | Albus | Purpura | Purpura | Albus | Purpura |
| Missa | Exsurge quare obdormis | In médio | Dilexísti | Justi decantavérunt, | Exsurge quare obdormis | Exsurge quare obdormis | In virtúte | Esto mihi |
| Orationes | 2a. S. Joannis de Matha Conf. 3a. A cunctis | 2a. S. Appolloniæ Virginis et Martyris | NA | NA | 2a. de S. Maria 3a. ad libitum | 2a. de S. Maria 3a. ad libitum | 2a. de S. Maria 3a. ad libitum | 2a. SS. Faustini et Jovitæ 3a. A cunctis |
| Notae | Tract. Cr. Pref. de Trinitate | Tract. Gl. Cr. Pref. de Communis | Tract. Gl. Pref. de Communis | Tract. Gl. Pref. de Communis | Tract. Gl. Pref. de Communis | Tract. Gl. Pref. de Communis | Tract. Gl. Pref. de Communis I Vesperae Quinquagesimae | Tract. Cr. Pref. de Trinitate |
| Votiva | Sanctæ Mariæ Sabbato | |||||||
| Nota Bene | Post Septuagesimam Alleluia omittitur in omnibus horis; Missae votivae privatae permittuntur sine Gloria et Credo. | |||||||
After Septuagesima, the Alleluia is entirely omitted, even on saints’ feasts. Votive Masses are permitted privately, but always without Gloria or Credo. The Church’s pedagogy is unmistakable: joy is not abolished, but disciplined, ordered toward the Paschal victory that lies beyond Lent.
Sunday 8 February – Dominica in Sexagesima
Class: Semiduplex · Color: Purple
Mass: Exsurge, quare obdormis
Preface: Trinity · Tract: replaces Alleluia
Sexagesima Sunday deepens the penitential character begun at Septuagesima. The Church turns her gaze toward the struggle of the Word of God in a fallen world, as St Paul’s sufferings and Christ’s warning about tribulation are placed before the faithful. The violet vestments, the suppression of the Alleluia, and the Tract underscore spiritual warfare, perseverance, and the necessity of grace.
A commemoration is made of Saint John of Matha, reminding the Church that charity toward captives and the oppressed flows from Christ’s redemptive sacrifice.
The parable of the sower confronts the soul with a searching question: what kind of soil have we become? God’s word is lavishly given, yet fruit depends on receptivity, perseverance, and patience. Sexagesima sharpens the Church’s call to preparation, urging the faithful to clear away obstacles so that grace may bear lasting fruit.
Monday 9 February – St Cyril of Alexandria
Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Class: Duplex · Color: White
Mass: In medio Ecclesiæ
Doctor of the Church and fearless defender of Christ’s true divinity and humanity, St Cyril stands as a towering witness to doctrinal precision in the service of salvation. His Christological teaching, especially against Nestorianism, safeguards the truth that the Word truly became flesh.
A commemoration is made of Saint Apollonia, virgin and martyr, whose steadfastness under torture complements Cyril’s intellectual combat for the faith.
Tuesday 10 February – St Scholastica, Virgin
Saint Scholastica
Class: Simplex · Color: White
Mass: Dilexisti
Twin sister of St Benedict, Scholastica represents the contemplative heart of the Church. Her life testifies that prayer can move heaven itself, as famously illustrated in her holy insistence on charity over rule. Placed in the penitential season, her feast teaches that interior conversion precedes all reform.
Wednesday 11 February – The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
Servite Order
Class: Duplex · Color: White
Mass: Justi decantaverunt
These Florentine merchants renounced wealth and status to found the Servants of Mary, embracing penitence, fraternity, and Marian devotion. Their common vocation illustrates how communal conversion can arise from shared repentance. In the Sexagesima context, they stand as a model of evangelical withdrawal from the world in order to serve it rightly.
Thursday 12 February – Feria V in the Week of Sexagesima
Class: Feria · Color: Purple
Mass: Exsurge, quare obdormis
The ferial office allows the season itself to speak without interruption. The Church presses forward with sober insistence on repentance, discipline, and preparation for Lent. Commemorations of the Blessed Virgin and optional collects remind the faithful that Mary accompanies the Church through every penitential ascent.
Friday 13 February – Feria VI in the Week of Sexagesima
Class: Feria · Color: Purple
Mass: Exsurge, quare obdormis
Friday intensifies the penitential rhythm through its inherent association with the Passion. The repeated cry of the Introit—“Arise, why sleepest Thou, O Lord?”—is not doubt, but urgent supplication, training the soul in perseverance amid apparent divine silence.
Saturday 14 February – St Valentine, Priest and Martyr
Saint Valentine
Class: Duplex · Color: White
Mass: In virtute
Votive: Our Lady on Saturday
Far removed from modern sentimentality, St Valentine witnesses to sacrificial love sealed by martyrdom. His feast, on the threshold of Quinquagesima, recalls that true charity is inseparable from the Cross. The Marian votive Mass reinforces Saturday’s traditional orientation toward Our Lady as Mother of Sorrows.
Sunday 15 February – Dominica in Quinquagesima
Class: Semiduplex · Color: Purple
Mass: Esto mihi
Preface: Trinity · Tract: replaces Alleluia
Quinquagesima forms the immediate threshold of Lent. The Gospel of the healing of the blind man near Jericho frames the Church’s final plea before Ash Wednesday: “Lord, that I may see.” The season now shifts decisively from preparation to imminent combat, calling the faithful to clarity of vision, mortification, and resolute conversion.
A commemoration is made of Saints Faustinus and Jovita, soldiers turned martyrs, whose courage prefigures the Lenten struggle ahead.
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