De sacro altaris mysterio

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De sacro altaris mysterio

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…in Pope Innocent III’s treatise De sacro altaris mysterio (Book I, chapter 65, written before his election as pope in 1198), though some variations are admitted. White, as a symbol of purity, is used on all feasts of the Lord (including Maundy Thursday and All Saints’) and feasts of confessors…
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…in Pope Innocent III’s treatise De sacro altaris mysterio (Book I, chapter 65, written before his election as pope in 1198), though some variations are admitted. White, as a symbol of purity, is used on all feasts of the Lord (including Maundy Thursday and All Saints’) and feasts of confessors…
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