medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Briggs wrote:
> John Wickstrom wrote:
>>
>> The only inconsistency I see here is Tollhurst's comment that "a
>> feria had no second Vespers". What he probably means is "a feria has
>> only one vesper hour, (i.e. that of the day itself, beginning with
>> Matins/Vigils and ending with Compline).
>
> Well, you and I agree that that is the case, but that is not what
> Tolhurst says: "The liturgical day begins with Vespers sung on the
> preceding evening..." He doesn't make except an exception for
> ferias, hence his peculiar remark about second Vespers.
Also, he doesn't point out that a simple feast doesn't have a second Vespers
(i.e. that the first Vespers is the festal one), although that ought to be
implied by his "The liturgical day begins with Vespers sung on the preceding
evening..." That is to say, he isn't really distinguishing between simple
and double feasts (possibly because the Monastic Use doesn't seem to
actually employ the term 'Double Feast'.)
John Briggs
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