Lectionary for Mass

THE CATHOLIC LECTIONARY WEBSITE
compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.

"Sequences" in the Lectionary for Mass

A "Sequence" is a poetic text sung (or recited) used just before the Gospel Acclamation on four special feasts during the liturgical year.

They are prescribed (i.e. mandatory) for the two Solemnities during the Easter Season (Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday), and optional on the other two feasts.

Date	Feast	Latin Title	English Title
March 31, 2024	Easter Sunday	Victimae paschali laudes	Christians, to the Paschal Victim
May 28, 2024	Pentecost Sunday	Veni, Sancte Spiritus	Come, Holy Spirit, Come!
June 2, 2024	*Body & Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)*	Lauda Sion	Laud, O Zion
Omitted in 2024 [Sept. 15, 2023]	Our Lady of Sorrows	Stabat Mater	At the Cross Her Station Keeping

Notes:

Click on the date to see the full text of the Sequence, on the website of the USCCB (United States Cconference of Catholic Bishops).
Click on the Latin titles to see Wikipedia articles explaining the history and use of each sequence; or here for the main Wiki article on Sequences.
The Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows is omitted in 2024 because Sept. 15, 2024, is celebrated as the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition,
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Links to Other Websites	1970 USA Edition	Roman Missal (pre-Vatican II)

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