Word: resurrexti
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...details and to seize its full meaning, which was a fervent outpouring of piety, of thanksgiving and supplication. The proprium of the mass was sung in plain chant by the admirable Cathedral choir under the direction of the Abbe Van Nuffel; the ordinary was the polyphonic Mass Resurrexti from Max Springer, particularly adapted for stately celebrations." At the public hall, Cardinal Mercier received the first instalment (1,200,000 francs) of a huge purse which is being collected for him. Most of the ambassa'dors paid verbal tribute. France gave him its highest decoration-cordon of the Grand Cross...
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