Q: Given that this is the Year of St. Francis, marking the 800th anniversary of his death, and October 4th falls on a Sunday this year, is it permissible to use the Roman Missal prayers for St. Francis on October 4, 2026, rather than those from the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time?
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A: GIRM 374 empowers a bishop to permit it, but a priest may not on his own authority.
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