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- ↑ William Saunders (15 July 2020). "What Are Mass Intentions?". Catholic Exchange. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ↑ Cathy Caridi (11 March 2021). "Canon Law and the Mass Pro Populo". Canon Law Made Easy. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ↑ CIC, 1983, canon 388 and canon 534
- ↑ ch. "Vices", 2, "De treuga et pace" in "Extrav. Comm." of Sixtus IV, n 1478
- ↑ Council of Trent, Sess. XXII "De observ. et evit. in celebr. miss."
- ↑ Council of Trent, Sess. XXIV, c. iv, de ref.
- ↑ Benedict XIV, "De syn.", XI, xiv
- ↑ S. Rit. C., 6 Feb., 1858, n. 3065
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Parochial Mass". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.
