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- ↑ Melton, J. Gordon (2009). "Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada". Melton's encyclopedia of American religions. Chapter 2 - Western Liturgical Family, Part I: The Western Catholic Tradition (8th ed.). Detroit: Gale Cengage Learning. p. 1162–3. ISBN 978-0-7876-9696-2.