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Presumably it is a Marian Mass? The Henry VII chapel at Westminster is
the Lady Chapel.
John Briggs
On 20/09/2013 22:00, Revd Gordon Plumb wrote:
>
> The Mass of Scala Coeli owes its origin to a legend that whilst
> celebrating mass at the Church of St Mary at Scala Coeli (in the
> monastery of Tre Fontane near St Paul's, outside the walls of Rome), St
> Bernard received a vision of the souls for whom he prayed ascending to
> heaven by a ladder - the "Scala Coeli". This legend became the basis for
> an indulgence applicable to the dead attached to masses celebrated in
> the church. Later this indulgence was made available in specially
> nominated churches outside Rome. In 1500 Henry VII secured the Scala
> Coeli indulgence for requiem masses in his chapel in Westminster Abbey.
> The guild of St Mary at Boston secured the indulgence in 1510 and the
> popularity grew rapidly. It was very popular in early 16th C. England.
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