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Low Mass
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low mass
English
Pronunciation
en æs 2
Noun
Low Mass
An ordinary Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic Mass celebrated without music and incense.
Usage notes
In the Catholic Church the term Low Mass is formally used in the context of Tridentine Mass Tridentine Masses, but may also loosely refer to Masses according to the Mass of Paul VI which are not sung.
Coordinate terms
en High Mass
Translations
Mass celebrated without music
French: fr messe basse f
Hungarian: hu kismise
Latin: la missa prīvāta f
Polish: pl cicha msza f
See also
en low mass star
en Roman Catholicism Anglicanism