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S.C.S.C.D.

Sacra Congregatio pro Sacramentis et Cultu Divino--Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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