A double rite is a particular form in the recital of the Divine Office once used in the Catholic liturgy for a particularly solemn feast. It was so called because on these occasions the same vespers were repeating both in the eve and in the festival itself and the antiphons were repeated in full before and after every psalm of canonical hours. For festivities of lesser solemnity, the semi-double rite and the simple rite were used. The definition of the various types of rite is due to the liturgical reform of Pius V with the "Quod a Nobis" bubble issued on July 9, 1568. The purpose of this distinction was to give uniformity throughout the Catholic Church regarding the celebrations of the saints. Following the reform of the breviary made by Clement VIII in 1602, the double rite was divided into four categories according to the different degrees of solemnity: First Class, Second Class, Major, Minor.
An important change in the division of the rituals took place during the liturgical reforms of Pius X, with the rise of rank and importance of the Sunday Office, which was generally prefetured at the feasts of Saints.
The liturgical reform following Vatican Council II replaced the breviary with the Liturgy of the Hours, leading to a different division of the holidays. Notemodify wikitesto Voices correlateemodify wikitesto
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