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Saint Andrew Corsini
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Tridentine Mass Propers February 4, 2026:
S. Andreæ Corsini Episcopi et Confessoris ~ III. classisTempora: Feria IV infra Hebdomadam Septuagesimæ Ante Missam Top NextIntroitusEccli 45:30Státuit ei Dóminus testaméntum pacis,
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