Worship and sacraments · subject 8 of 26
The Church’s liturgy
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Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Questions 218–220 · The Church’s liturgy. The link opens the containing section; use the question numbers to find this range.
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Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Questions 218–220 · The Church’s liturgy. The link opens the containing section; use the question numbers to find this range.
Holy See English edition, 2005, including the Common Prayers appendix
Pope Benedict XVI · 2005-06-28
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