presider

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The condolences included one from Sacred Heart High School in Lincoln Heights, where he was praised as a “beloved presider and homilist at our masses.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

When the disconcerted presider, Vice President Ferry, refused to allow the document, Anthony began reading it aloud from outside Independence Hall.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Within any Mass, and true for the inaugural one as well, the creative moment in the service is the homily--when the presider offers personal reflections on the scriptural text of the day.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2013

He dedicated a drawing to the judge, one depicting a scuffle among jurors amid which the robed presider sought to restore order.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2012

Thou hast appointed me as the presider over the consciousness of all living creatures, O lord of all the lords of the universe.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan