There should be no Rulers; let the Officiator learn the tone of the Antiphon, if any used, and Pfalm as ufual from the Cantor, and give it to one of the lowest rank to intone the fame ; let the Officiator then begin the Pfalm with the Choir, and continue it to the end of the first Verse. For the first fifteen days of Advent this fhould be on the Decanal fide; on the last fifteen on the Cantor's fide. Some Clerk or Choirman, or the Officiator, but not the Choir, fhould refpond with the Second Verfe, the third fhould be fung by the Officiator and Choir. In like manner the Hymn at Vefpers. Petitions and Prayers in proftration fhould next follow throughout the year except from "O Sapientia" to the First Monday after the Octave of the Epiphany, and from Maundy Thursday to the firft Monday after Trinity Sunday (for thefe fee Mattins, post). The Collect fhould be recited by the Officiator ftanding in his place without change, the Boy holding up the Book before him as ufual. The Altar fhould not be incenfed. The Refponfory at Vespers (there is none without Advent and Septuagefima) if fung, should be by one Boy only. There fhould be only one Antiphon on the Psalms at Vefpers and Lauds during Eaftertide. X.-OF COLLECTS AT FIRST AND SECOND VESPERS OF SUNDAYS, AND ON FERIALS AND FEASTS. In general, the Collect for the First Vefpers of Sunday, should be said on the Sunday at Mattins, at Second Vefpers, and throughout the Week (as in Advent). If, however, a Double Feaft intervenes during the week which has an Octave, the Collect for the Feast should be faid in the first place, and that for the Sunday in the fecond, and throughout and in the Octave, both at Firft and Second Vefpers. If it have not an Octave, the Sunday Collect should be faid in the fecond place, on the Feast itself only. A Vigil in the Ancient Rite had its own peculiar Collect. In Feafts having an Octave, the Collect for the Feast should always be faid throughout and in the Octave, either in the first place, or if another Feast fall within the Octave, on that Feaft fubfequently by way of Memorial. There were, however, fpecial Collects in the Ancient Office for every Day from Christmas Day up to the Epiphany, and on the Octave thereof. So one or more fpecial Collects, with a Memorial of the Penitents, for every day in Lent, beginning from Ash Wednesday up to Maundy Thurfday. So alfo from Maundy Thursday up to and including the Octave of Eafter. Special Collects alfo were faid at Lauds on Monday in Rogations, on the Sunday within the Octave of the Afcenfion, and on every day, including the Vigil, during the week of Pentecoft up to the First Vefpers of Trinity Sunday exclufive, which had its own Collect. [The Rules which provide for the difficulties occafioned by the interference of Feasts with one another, or with Sundays or privileged Ferials, fo far as they relate to First and Second Vefpers, are very complicated as they are detailed in the "Tabula" at the end of the Breviary. They may, however, moftly be made clear by a reference to the preceding enumeration (p. 80) of the respective rank of these Feafts, Sundays, and Ferials. Moreover, if a Principal Double was followed by a Greater Double, or the converfe, the latter fhould have both Vefpers (except in the firft Saturday in Advent, that of the Paffion, Palm Sunday, and Wednesday before Maundy Thursday), for thefe days must always have their firft Vefpers, and a folemn (i.e. aloud) Memorial of the Feast only be then made. If a Greater Double is followed by a Leffer Double, or the converse, the Greater Double should have both Vefpers (unless fuperfeded by a Principal). If a Leffer Double or Inferior Double intervene between two Greater Doubles, then the Leffer and Inferior Double lose both Vefpers. If a Leffer Double is followed by an Inferior Double, or the converse, the last has both Vefpers. All Memorials of Double Feafts and of their Octaves should be folemn, i. e. aloud; but thofe of Simple Feasts falling on Principal or Greater Doubles in filence; if on Leffer or Inferior Feafts at Second Vefpers they may be folemn. Simple Feafts were divided at Sarum into thofe, I. with Triple Invitatories; II. Double Invitatories; III. Simple Invitatories. If any of this First Clafs with Rulers fell on the Saturday, the first Vefpers ought to be of the Sunday, unless it were an Octave, e.g. of the Epiphany. If a Double Feaft fell on the Saturday, and a Simple Feaft of this clafs on the Monday, and a Double Feaft on the Tuesday, the Vefpers First and Second on the Sunday must be of the Feaft, and the Sunday be extinguished. The Octaves of the Epiphany, Afcenfion, Corpus Chrifti, Vifitation, Name of Jefus, Affumption, Dedication (without Advent or Septuagefima), and Feast of the Place, being throughout with Rulers, always preferve their Second Vefpers; and a Memorial only of the Sunday or of the Simple Feafts of this First Class on which they might fall, fhould be made; unless a Double Feast fall on the Octave or on the day after it. Simple Feafts of this clafs, with Rulers, in Eaftertide, however, preserved their Second Vefpers, and a folemn Memorial only of the Octave was made. In this cafe however, alfo, the Sunday Vefpers were extinguished. If only the Octave itself has Rulers, as that of SS. Peter and Paul (unless it be the Feaft of the Place or Dedication following within Advent or Septuagefima), then in Principal and Greater Doubles the Memorial of these Octaves shall be in filence at both Vefpers; fo in Leffer and Inferior Doubles, but at Second Vespers in the latter kind they shall be solemn. As to Simple Feafts of the Second Class having a Double Invitatory, with Rulers or without (including Saints' Days, Days within the Octaves having Rulers, Commemorations, and Sundays), every fuch having Rulers fhall have at least one Vefpers, unless it fall between two Feafts; Second Vefpers alfo, unless prevented by another Feast, a Sunday, or a Commemoration. If fo prevented there fhall be a folemn or filent Memorial made, as directed as to Simple Feafts having a Triple Invitatory. On Days within an Octave which has Rulers, any Feast (also with Rulers) falling before the seventh day of the Octave fhall have both Vefpers, even on the Saturday and Sunday Morning, with a folemn Memorial of the Octave only, at both Vefpers, Mattins, and the Mass. Sundays principally privileged fhall always have their first Vefpers; but Second Vefpers may be of a Double Feaft within the Paffion, or at other times of a Simple Feaft, with a folemn Memorial only of the Sunday. Of Greater privileged Sundays the Memorial always fhould be folemn. In minor privileged Sundays before Septuagefima, if the time be fhort, a Simple Feast with Rulers fhould be deferred; but if the time be long be celebrated. After the First Sunday after Trinity, however, to Advent, such a Feast should be deferred till the morrow (except the Chains of S. Peter and Beheading of John), unless another Feast follow that, or a Feast having Rulers with an Octave, when that Feast should be celebrated, and a Memorial of the Sunday made, with a Memorial of the Trinity and the other Memorials; but the Services of that Sunday and the Leffons then to be begun fhould be read as foon as poffible afterwards, or if not poffible, omitted for that year. In Double Feasts during this period the Memorials of these Sundays should be filent; in other Feafts folemn. In Inferior privileged Sundays the rule was the fame; but if a Feast with Rulers fell on a Sunday between the Octave of Eafter and the Afcenfion, the Feast should be celebrated and a folemn Memorial only of the Sunday made. Of Simple Feafts without Rulers, whether Octaves, or of the Saints, or conjoined together, falling within Octaves with Rulers or Inferior Sundays, a Memorial is made in filence; if within Principal, Greater, or Minor Sundays, no notice is taken of them. The Memorials of Double Feafts fhould always be folemn. But if the Double Feast be celebrated on a Sunday in conjunction with a Simple Feaft, then the Memorial of the latter and of the Sunday fhould be in filence, unless in the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, when the Memorial of any Martyr should be folemn; if not a Martyr and of the Sunday, filent. Of Simple Feafts, fingle or conjoined, falling within Principal or Greater Sundays, the Memorial should be in filence; but if falling in Minor and Inferior Sundays, folemn. Of Festivals with a Simple Invitatory, if without a Nocturn, falling on Inferior Sundays, a Memorial should be made in filence; in other Sundays nothing is done. If with a Nocturn, no notice is taken of them in the ordinary Office between Septuagefima to the Octave of Easter. The Ferials in the first, second, and fourth weeks in Advent are so far privileged as that folemn Memorial is made of them every day, whatever be the Service. |