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Definition of Canon of the Mass

Canon of the Mass
Mass Mass, n. [OE. masse, messe, AS. m[ae]sse. LL. missa, from L. mittere, missum, to send, dismiss: cf. F. messe. In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens were permitted to be present were called missa catechumenorum, ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then they were dismissed with these words : ``Ite, missa est' [sc. ecclesia], the congregation is dismissed. After that the sacrifice proper began. At its close the same words were said to those who remained. So the word gave the name of Mass to the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. See Missile, and cf. Christmas, Lammas, Mess a dish, Missal.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host. 2. (Mus.) The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus. Canon of the Mass. See Canon. High Mass, Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc. Low Mass, Mass which is said by the priest through-out, without music. Mass bell, the sanctus bell. See Sanctus. Mass book, the missal or Roman Catholic service book.

Meaning of Canon of the Mass from wikipedia

- The Canon of the M**** (Latin: Canon Missæ), also known as the Canon of the Roman M**** and in the M**** of Paul VI as the Roman Canon or Eucharistic Prayer...
- The Tridentine M****, also known as the Traditional Latin M**** or the Traditional Rite, is the liturgy in the Roman Missal of the Catholic Church codified...
- M**** is the main Eucharistic liturgical service in many forms of Western Christianity. The term M**** is commonly used in the Catholic Church, Western Rite...
- The M**** is the central liturgical service of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, in which bread and wine are consecrated and become the body and blood...
- The M**** of Paul VI, also known as the Ordinary Form or Novus Ordo, is the most commonly used liturgy in the Catholic Church. It was promulgated by Pope...
- The text and rubrics of the Roman Canon have undergone revisions over the centuries, while the canon itself has retained its essential form as arranged...
- martyr, perhaps about 91". Cletus is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the m****; his feast day is April 26. The name "Cletus" (Ancient Gr****: Κλητος, romanized: Klētos)...
- seems to be also the root-meaning of the expressions "Canon of Scripture", "Canon of the M****", "Canon of Saints", although for the last term Ducange...
- The Roman Canon is the oldest eucharistic prayer used in the M**** of the Roman Rite, and dates its arrangement to at least the 7th century; its core, however...
- thanksgiving, the elements of bread and wine are consecrated. The prevalent historical Roman Rite form is called the "Canon of the M****". "Anaphora" is...