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A History of the Mass and Its Ceremonies in the Eastern and Western Church begins with a brief dissertation of the principle liturgies in use in the East and the West at the turn of the last century. It then gives an account of the origin and meaning of the word “Mass” before providing a full account of the liturgy as it is performed in Catholic churches of the extraordinary rite. Starting with...

Evening and Midnight Mass, Mass of the Presanctified, Mass of Requiem, and Mass of Judgment. Solemn High Mass.—When Mass is celebrated with deacon and subdeacon and a full corps of inferior ministers, it is denominated a Solemn High Mass. In many places of Europe the name grand is given it on account of its ritualistic display. It is called high from the fact that the greater part of it is chanted in a high tone of voice. When there is neither deacon nor subdeacon ministering, a Mass of this kind
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