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Nuptial Mass — • Missa pro sponso et sponsa , the last among the votive Masses in the Missal. It is composed of lessons and chants suitable to the Sacrament of Matrimony, contains prayers for persons just married and is interwoven with part of the marriage rite … Catholic encyclopedia
Mass (liturgy) — A 15th century Mass … Wikipedia
Mass of Paul VI — This article is about the post Vatican II changes to the Mass; for an explanation of the current structure of the Mass, see Mass (liturgy). The Mass of Pope Paul VI is the liturgy of the Catholic Mass of the Roman Rite promulgated by Paul VI in… … Wikipedia
Mass (music) — The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church) to music. Most Masses… … Wikipedia
Mass of the Catechumens — The Mass (or Liturgy) of the Catechumens is an ancient title for the first half of the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox worship service known as the Mass or Divine Liturgy. This part of the Mass is now referred to by the Catholic Church as the… … Wikipedia
mass — I. /mæs / (say mas) noun 1. a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough. 2. an aggregation of incoherent particles, parts, or objects regarded as forming one body: a mass of sand. 3. a… …
nuptial — nup|tial [ˈnʌpʃəl] adj [only before noun] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: nuptialis, from nubere to marry ] relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony →↑wedding ▪ a nuptial mass ▪ nuptial bliss … Dictionary of contemporary English
Nuptial Blessing — Nuptial Blessing, (in the Roman Catholic Church) a special blessing bestowed upon the bride and groom at a Nuptial Mass … Useful english dictionary
Nuptial flight — Meat eater ant nest swarming Nuptial flight is an important phase in the reproduction of most ant, termite and some bee species.[1] During the flight, virgin queens mate with males and then land to start a new colony … Wikipedia
nuptial — nup|tial [ nʌpʃəl ] adjective FORMAL concerning marriages or weddings: a nuptial mass … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
