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** "eucharistic service" or "celebration of the Eucharist | ** "eucharistic service" or "celebration of the Eucharist | ||
** Mass = "the Lord's Supper", an assembly of people for memorial celebration of the Lord | ** Mass = "the Lord's Supper", an assembly of people for memorial celebration of the Lord | ||
*** from Matthew 18:20: ''where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them'' | |||
** Old English mæsse and Middle English ''messe'' or ''masse\'' | ** Old English mæsse and Middle English ''messe'' or ''masse\'' | ||
*** the meaning is likely derived from the "dismissal" at the end of the service | *** the meaning is likely derived from the "dismissal" at the end of the service |