Common. In the Breviary and the Missal, those parts of the service which, whilst indicative of the Feast being celebrated, are not Proper to it.
For example, the rubrics may indicate that the Third Reading at Matins or the Collect should be taken from the Common. There are Commons for each class of Saint, Martyrs, Confessors, Bishops, Virgins, etc.
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