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CHRISTE ELEISON
"Christ, have mercy." The Greek invocation for divine mercy in the Eucharistic liturgy of the Latin Mass, said or sung alternately with Kyrie Eleison, "Lord, have mercy."
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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