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The following 6 entries include the term mass of.
mass of mercury
mass of the catechumens
: the part of the mass up to the offertory when the catechumens were originally dismissed
mass of the faithful
: the part of the mass from the offertory to the end to which only the faithful were originally admitted
mass of the presanctified
: a special eucharistic service celebrated in the Latin rite on Good Friday only in which elements consecrated at a previous service are used
Mass of the Resurrection
: a mass for the dead in which the celebrant wears white vestments to symbolize the joyous resurrection of the dead
the mass of
idiom: the main part of (something)
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