mass of the day
noun
A mass in which the proper prayers and readings are those specified in the liturgical calendar for the particular day or season (opposed to votive mass). In early use also: †the first mass celebrated on a particular day.
- mass of the presanctified: see presanctified noun..
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in William Langland (c1325–c1390), poet.
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