Low Mass

See also: low mass

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æs

Noun

Low Mass (plural Low Masses)

1. An ordinary Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic Mass celebrated without music and incense.

Usage notes

• In the Catholic Church the term Low Mass is formally used in the context of Tridentine Masses, but may also loosely refer to Masses according to the Mass of Paul VI which are not sung.

Coordinate terms

• High Mass

Translations

Mass celebrated without music

• French: messe basse (fr) f
• Hungarian: kismise (hu)
• Latin: missa prīvāta f

See also

• low mass star