III class
Violet
Commemoration of St. Vincent Ferrer, Confessor
The First Saturday votive Mass may be said: “one Mass of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the first Saturday of each month, in churches and oratories in which special devotions are held on that day in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” (Rubricæ generales, 385c)
First Saturday votive: (White) Mass of August 22, Gloria, commemoration of the feria and of the saint, no Credo, preface of the BVM with Et te in veneratione
OR
Mass of the Lenten feria; no Gloria; commemoration added; no Credo; preface for Lent; Prayer over the people
Matins: Invitatorium and Hymn in Tempore Quadragesimae as given in the psalter; antiphons and psalms of the feria; 3 lessons proper (homilia in Evangelium diei); no Te Deum
Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of the feria (2nd scheme); remainder in Tempore Quadragesimae as given in the psalter, except proper antiphon at Benedictus and proper oration; commemoration added
Hours: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder Tempore Quadragesimae as given in the psalter
Passiontide begins after None
I Vespers: Of the coming Lenten Sunday; antiphons and psalms of Saturday; remainder as in Tempore Quadragesimae, except proper chapter, Magnificat antiphon, and oration
Compline: Of Saturday
During Passiontide, starting with I Vespers this evening, every crucifix and every other image of Our Lord in a church or oratory, as well as every image of Our Lady and of the Saints on the altars, must be covered with a violet veil. If an image of Our Lady or of a Saint in a church or oratory is not on an altar, its veiling is not strictly prescribed. It is permitted to leave images of the Stations of the Cross unveiled during the whole of Passiontide, even though they are images of Our Lord in a church or oratory.