Missal Moment #6 - Bowing during the Creed
Last Updated on Thursday, 08 March 2012 10:25 11 November 2011
Missal Moment # 6. Father Brandon Jones of the Diocese of Charlotte explains the rubrics or instructions of the Creed that are re-emphasized in the revised English translation of the Roman Missal.
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