solemn mass
noun
: a mass marked by the use of incense and by the presence of a deacon and a subdeacon in attendance on the celebrant
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Pope Francis held a solemn Mass in 2013 for the migrants who have perished attempting to cross from North Africa to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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Bill Weir, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018
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Bill Weir, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018
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