ABSTRACT

Q u o d p r i m u m masculi o f f e r u n t , significat p r i m i t i v a m ecclesiam s u b imp e r a t o r i b u s n o n d u m c h r i s t i a n i s m u l t a s i n i u r i a s passam. E x h i n c e n i m o f f e r u n t mulieres,ecclesiam d e s i g n a n t e s n u n c t r a n q u i l l i o r e m v i t a m d u c e n t e m . Novissime vero s a c e r d o t e s e t diaconi o f f e r u n t [... ]Ad u l t i m u m v e t o archidiaconus [... ].3 3

Old Roman oflartory verse using formula B

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