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> The days of the year are classified as feast days or ferias (ordinary
days).
> Sundays are counted as feasts.  Feasts are divided into three main
> categories according to the number of 'rulers' who lead the choir at the
> main services: Double Feasts (four rulers), Simple Feasts (two rulers) and
> Feasts without rulers.
>
> Double feasts are divided into: Principal doubles, Major doubles, Minor
> doubles, and Inferior doubles.
>
> Feasts with rulers generally have nine lessons at Matins - feasts without
> rulers have three.  For simple feasts and feasts without rulers, the
> Invitatory (the opening psalm of Matins, Venite, exultemus Domino, with
its
> antiphon), can be performed by one, two or three singers: hence simple
> Invitatory, double Invitatory or triple Invitatory as a convenient means
of
> classification.  (On double feasts the Invitatory is always sung by four
> singers, and on ferias it is always sung by one.  Ordinary Sundays are
> classed as simple feasts with double Invitatory.)
>
> Simple feasts can have triple Invitatory (of saints, or of octaves - where
> either the whole octave is ruled or only the octave day ruled) or double
> Invitatory (of saints, ferias in octaves with rulers, or of
commemorations).
>
> Feasts without rulers can have double Invitatory (of saints, or of
octaves)
> or simple Invitatory (with or without a nocturn), or be feasts represented
> by a Memorial attached to another feast (a double feast or a simple
feast).
>
> Sundays can be divided according to whether they have Principal privilege,
> Major privilege, Minor privilege, or Inferior privilege.
>
> Similarly, Ferias may have Principal privilege, Major privilege, Minor
> privilege, Inferior privilege or be without privilege.
>
> (The privileges of Ordinary Sundays and ferias affect how they interact
with
> feasts with which they coincide.)
>
> John Briggs
>
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