(Pages 301 – 400)
What’s in this file:
- This file moves into the latter half of the Paschal season, focusing on the transition toward Ascension and the specific festal requirements of that period.
- The Fifth Sunday after Easter: Contains the complete Sunday office, including the specific antiphons for the Magnificat and Benedictus.
- The Rogation Days: Detailed rubrics and liturgical texts for the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day. This includes:
- The Litany: Used during the processions.
- Special Collects: Proper to the Rogation season for the blessing of the fields and the harvest.
- The Vigil of the Ascension: The specific evening and night services preparatory to the Great Feast.
- Ascension Day: The start of the Ascension Day offices, featuring the proper hymns and the specific “Alleluia” arrangements for the climb to the Feast.