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LEX ORANDI

Name of the axiom of Pope St. Celestine I (422-32), "Legem credendi statuit lex orandi" (The rule of prayer determines the rule of faith). By this is meant that the Church's liturgy is the most effective means of preserving and interpreting the true faith.