II class
Violet
From December 18 to 23, III and IV class votive and Requiem Masses are prohibited.
Mass of the 3rd Sunday of Advent; no Gloria or Credo; omit Alleluia with following verse; common Preface
N.B. – Rose vestments are not worn, even though the preceding Sunday’s Mass is used.
Matins: Invitatorium Prope est iam Dominus; Hymn Verbum supernum; Tuesday psalms and antiphons; no Te Deum
Lauds: Tuesday psalms of the 2nd scheme; antiphons are proper (they are given in the psalter: Feria III ante Vigiliam Nativitatis Domini); Hymn En clara vox
Hours: Tuesday psalms with antiphons from Lauds
Vespers: Tuesday psalms and antiphons; Hymn Creator Alme siderum; Magnificat O Radix Iesse (O Antiphons for Advent)