“mass of”

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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