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Altar, Epistle Side of

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

The right side of the altar as one faces it, so called because, very frequently, parts of the Bible taken from the epistles of the Apostles are read there during Mass as lessons.

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Entry for 'Altar, Epistle Side of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/altar-epistle-side-of.html. 1910.