Pontifical High Mass
A Pontifical High Mass, also called Solemn Pontifical Mass, is a Solemn or High Mass celebrated by a bishop using certain prescribed ceremonies. Although in modern English the word "pontifical" is almost exclusively associated with the pope, any bishop may be properly called a pontiff. Thus, the celebrant of a Pontifical High Mass may be the pope, any bishop or any other prelate who is allowed to wear pontificals.
Present-day forms of the Pontifical High Mass
A Pontifical High Mass celebrated in the Ordinary Form.
A Pontifical High Mass celebrated in the Extraordinary Form.
The term is also used among Anglo-Catholic Anglicans.
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