Roman Catholic Tradition

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    “Through my fault, my most grievous fault.
    [Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.]”
    —Missal, The. The Ordinary of the Mass.

    Missal is book of prayers and rites used to celebrate the Roman Catholic mass during the year.

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