Question on Roman Missal

[Fr_of_Jazz]

The new Roman Missal (in Latin) has a table of “the principal celebrations of the liturgical year,” Tabella Temporaria. This is also mutatis mutandis in the Tridentine Missal p. 44.

The first column lists the years. The second column is entitled “Litteræ domin.” and contains the letters A, b, c, d, e, f, g in reverse alpha order. The “A” only is upper case.

What is this second column and what does it mean?

 

[tee_eff_em]

What is this second column and what does it mean?

It is the Dominical letter, an aid to determining the day of the week for various celebrations and to the computus.

tee
Liturgical Calendar Nerd

 

[Fr_of_Jazz]

It is the Dominical letter, an aid to determining the day of the week for various celebrations and to the computus.

tee
Liturgical Calendar Nerd

No, you are the Man!

Thanks.