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Quasimodo Sunday

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The first Sunday after Easter; so called because the “Introit” of the day begins with these words:—“Quasi modo genʹiti infantes” (1 Pet. ii. 2). Also called “Low Sunday,” being the first Sunday after the grand ceremonies of Easter.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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