Rubrics for Ash Wednesday to Saturday before the First Sunday of Lent

I thought it might be timely to post a reminder that although  Ash Wednesday marks the official start of Lent, the Office continues to be said as during the season of Septuagesima, with the following modifications:

• there are Patristic readings at Matins; 

• there are canticle antiphons for Lauds as well as Vespers each day of the week; and

• two collects are provided for each day, the first used from Matins to None (omitting Prime), the second at Vespers only.