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  • 81Tract — Tract, n. [L. tractus a drawing, train, track, course, tract of land, from trahere tractum, to draw. Senses 4 and 5 are perhaps due to confusion with track. See {Trace},v., and cf. {Tratt}.] 1. Something drawn out or extended; expanse. The deep… …

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  • 82Breviary — A breviary (from Latin brevis , short or concise ) is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially for… …

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  • 83Easter — This article is about the Christian Festival. For secular uses, see Easter customs and Ēostre. For other uses, see Easter (disambiguation). Easter Resurrected Jesus and Mary Magdalene, by Antonio da Correggio, 1543 …

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  • 84Moveable feast — This article is about Christian holy days. For the book by Ernest Hemingway, see A Moveable Feast. In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day – a feast day or a fast day – whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the… …

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  • 85Pentecost — For the Ancient Israel Pentecost , and the Jewish holiday, see Shavuot. For other uses, see Pentecost (disambiguation). Pentecost An Eastern Orthodox icon of Pentecost. This is the Icon of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. At the… …

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  • 86Jacobus Gallus — Carniolus (Jacob Handl or Jacob Handl Gallus) (July 3, 1550 ndash; July 18, 1591) was a late Renaissance composer of Slovene origin. [Skei/Pokorn, Grove online] Born in what is today Carniola, part of Slovenia, then part of the Habsburg Holy… …

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  • 87Ascension of Jesus — The Ascension redirects here. For other uses, see Ascension. Ascension of Jesus Ascension of Christ by Garofalo 1520 Observed by Christians Type …

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  • 88Tridentine Mass — For the forms of the Mass liturgy prior to 1570, see Pre Tridentine Mass. Tridentine Mass in a chapel of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston The Tridentine Mass is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions …

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  • 89Vespers — For other uses, see Vespers (disambiguation). Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Western Catholic, Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran liturgies… …

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  • 90Te Deum — Ambrosian Hymn redirects here. For hymns written by Ambrose, see Ambrosian hymns. See also Te Deum (religious service) The Te Deum (also known as Te Deum Laudamus, Ambrosian Hymn or A Song of the Church) is an early Christian hymn of praise. The… …

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