Papal Mass
Religious ceremony led by the Catholic Pope / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Papal Mass is the Solemn Pontifical High Mass celebrated by the Pope. It is celebrated on such occasions as a papal coronation, an ex cathedra pronouncement, the canonization of a saint, on Easter or Christmas or other major feast days.
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Until the 1960s, there were numerous special ceremonials that were particular to the pope. Many have fallen out of use; some were last celebrated by Pope Pius X (reigned 1903ā1914) or Pope Paul VI (reigned 1963ā1978).