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The word "Mass" comes from the Latin word missa (meaning to send forth), the idea being to go forth and spread the Good News.

It is one of the last words said during the Catholic worship service. At a time when most people were illiterate, the word came to be adopted by believers as a kind of nickname or shortcut for the official name which is "The Liturgy of the Eucharist of Our Lord Jesus Christ."

[Other examples are "Christmas" is a shortcut for the official "The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to the Flesh," or "Easter" is actually the nickname for "The Solemnity of the Resurrection from The Dead of Our Lord Jesus Christ."

Just about every Christian holiday has both a nickname and an official name.]

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Q: What does Mass mean in Latin?
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