(Pages 401 – 423)
What’s in this file:
- This document focuses on the high feast of Ascension and the preparation for Pentecost.
- The Octave of the Ascension: Contains the complete offices for the days following Ascension, including the proper antiphons, hymns, and collect prayers.
- The Sunday within the Octave: The specific Sunday liturgy that falls between Ascension and Pentecost.
- The Vigil of Pentecost: The preparatory services for the descent of the Holy Spirit, featuring the specific Matins and Lauds rubrics for the Eve of the Feast.
- Whitsunday (Pentecost): The start of the Pentecost offices, including the great “Veni Creator Spiritus” and the festal “Alleluia” arrangements.