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Presanctified
Presanctified may refer to:
- Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, Byzantine Rite liturgical service on the weekdays of Great Lent
- Mass of the Presanctified, Catholic and Anglican liturgy traditionally celebrated on Good Friday
Usage examples of "presanctified".
After the abrupt liturgical finale of the Mass of the Presanctified at a little past ten on Good Friday morning, Lord Darcy and Master Sean stood waiting outside the family entrance of the Chapel.
For first, on the Sacred Day of the Passion of Our Lord, that is to say, on Good Friday, as it is called, during the solemnization of the Mass of the Presanctified they shoot with arrows, as at a target, at the most sacred image of the Crucifix.
After Mass of the Presanctified he sat in his study with his confessor, while his chaplain in black passed through on tiptoe from the private chapel, and his chamberlains, tired out by the ceremonies of yesterday, dozed on their stools in the outer hall.