solemn mass
noun
: a mass marked by the use of incense and by the presence of a deacon and a subdeacon in attendance on the celebrant
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At a solemn mass on Monday afternoon, Wenski prayed for the Holy Father, pointing out the significance of the pope dying during Easter week, a time Catholics remembers the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection from the dead.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis held a solemn Mass in 2013 for the migrants who have perished attempting to cross from North Africa to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis held a solemn Mass in 2013 for the migrants who have perished attempting to cross from North Africa to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
—Bill Weir, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018
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“Solemn mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solemn%20mass. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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