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Ordinary of the Mass

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(R. C. Ch.) the part of the Mass which is the same every day; - called also the canon of the Mass.

See also: Ordinary



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When I learned that the church at the time of the Council of Trent condemned the use of the vernacular at Mass and the reception of Communion under both forms, that even translations of the Ordinary of the Mass were put on the Index of Forbidden Books, I could not but be amazed at how what was once condemned has become commonplace.
A fourth setting occurs in the form of the Chorale Service of Holy Communion, in which classic hymns are suggested to replace texts of the Ordinary of the Mass and a few other texts.
Another striking feature of Adoremus is the inclusion of the whole Ordinary of the Mass in both Latin and English, on facing pages, with attractive layout, running from p.
 
 
 
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