Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church
III class
White
Commemoration of St. Stephen I, Pope and Martyr
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, two commemorations added under one conclusion, no Credo, preface of the BVM with Et te in veneratione
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