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RED MASS
Any Mass at which the celebrant wears red vestments. More properly, a votive Mass of the Holy Spirit offered on the occasion of a solemn opening of church councils, synods, schools, civil courts, or leislative assemblies.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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