II class
Violet
Commemoration of St. Eusebius, Bishop and Martyr
Traditional day of fast and abstinence in the USA
Mass of Ember Friday; no Gloria; commemoration added; no Credo; common preface
Matins: Invitatorium Prope est iam and Hymn in Tempore Adventus; antiphons and psalms of the feria (last three psalms from the second schema); lessons from the homilia in Evangelium diei; no Te Deum
Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of the feria (2nd schema); remainder in Tempore Adventus, except proper antiphon at Benedictus and oration; commemoration added; the preces are said
Hours: Psalms of the feria with Advent antiphons; remainder in Tempore Adventus; proper oration
Vespers: Antiphons and psalms of the feria; remainder in Tempore Adventus, except proper antiphon at Magnificat and proper oration
Compline: Of the feria