Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church
III class
White
Commemoration of St. Stephen I, Pope and Martyr
The First Friday votive Masses may be said: “two Masses of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, on the first Friday of each month, in churches and oratories in which special devotions are held on that day in honor of the Sacred Heart” (Rubricæ generales, 385b).
Sacred Heart votive: (White) Mass of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Gloria, two commemorations added under one conclusion, no Credo, proper preface
OR
Mass of the feast (White), Gloria, commemoration of St. Stephen, no Credo, common preface
Ordinary Office of the feast
Matins: Invitatorium and Hymn from the Common; psalms and antiphons of the feria; first two lessons of the occurring Scripture (second and third joined); lesson 3 of the feast; Te Deum
Lauds: Antiphons and psalms of the feria (first schema), remainder from the Common; commemoration added
Hours: Antiphons and psalms of the feria, remainder from the Common
Vespers: Antiphons and psalms of the feria, remainder from the Common
Compline: Of the feria