: a mass marked by the use of incense and by the presence of a deacon and a subdeacon in attendance on the celebrant
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Recent Examples on the WebFlaming logs crack open, echoing through central Sardinia’s rugged massifs and twisting valleys, shooting sparks toward a solemn mass of spectators. Eliot Stein, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2018 Pope Francis held a solemn Mass in 2013 for the migrants who have perished attempting to cross from North Africa to the Italian island of Lampedusa. Bill Weir, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018