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PREFACE (Med. See also:Lat. prefatia, for classical praefatio, praefari, to speak beforehand)  , an introduction to a See also:book, also any preliminary or See also:introductory statement . In liturgical use the See also:term is applied to that portion of the Eucharistic service which immediately precedes the See also:canon or central portion; the See also:preface, which begins at the words See also:Vere dignum, " It is very meet, right, &c.," is ushered in, in all liturgies, with the Sursum Corda, "Lift up your See also:hearts," and ends with the Sanctus, "See also:Holy, Holy, Holy, &c." In the Western liturgies proper prefaces are appointed for particular occasions (see See also:LITURGY) .

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