feast, semi-double
feast, semi-double
A feast of less importance than a “double” feast. It is so called because the antiphon before each psalm in the Sacred Office is not read in full, and thus is only “half-doubled” for that psalm.
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A feast of less importance than a “double” feast. It is so called because the antiphon before each psalm in the Sacred Office is not read in full, and thus is only “half-doubled” for that psalm.