Mass (liturgy)
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Mass is the main Eucharistic liturgical service in many forms of Western Christianity. The term Mass is commonly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, Western Rite Orthodoxy, Old Catholicism
Painting of a 15th-century Mass
A priest offering the Mass at St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore
The elevation of the host began in the 14th century to show people the consecrated host.
A priest administers Communion during Mass in a Dutch field on the front line in October 1944.
Roman Rite
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The Roman Rite is the most common ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of the sui iuris particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. The
Mass (liturgy)
…signifies life in communion with Christ and look forward to His coming in glory". Within the fixed structure outlined below, which is specific to the Roman Rite, the Scripture readings, the antiphons sung or recited during the entrance procession or at Communion, and certain other prayers vary each day according…
Altar of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, as arranged in 1700
2002 edition of the Missale Romanum
Post-Vatican II Mass As Implemented (Missal of 1970)
Tridentine (1962 Missal) Solemn Mass