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- ↑ Martin, Michael. "Little Office of the Immaculate Conception". Article. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ Mszał Rzymski. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Pallotinum. 2008. pp. 1438–1519. ISBN 978-83-926581-1-5.
- ↑ Martin, Michael. "Little Office of the Immaculate Conception". Article. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (10 November 2006). Manual of Indulgences: Norms and Grants. Location 1049: USCCB Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-57455-474-8.
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- ↑ Mszał Rzymski. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Pallotinum. 2008. pp. 1438–1519. ISBN 978-83-926581-1-5.