liturgy
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- n a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
- n a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
- Reforming the liturgy means in essence revising the solemn, tradition-laden Mass that has stood basically unchanged for 400 years.
- The introduction of a vernacular liturgy and congregational singing stirred many American Catholics to feel that their church was being "Protestantized.
- Some Vatican insiders caution that Benedict's new ruling will simply ease restrictions on access to the old liturgy, which has continued to be followed by a small minority of .