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{{Short description|Parts of the liturgy changing over the course of the year}}
[[File:Liturgical Calendar - June (BCP, 1863).jpg|thumb|alt=An illuminated liturgical calendar shows morning and evening readings for each day in June.|This 1863 liturgical calendar shows liturgical propers for June.]]
The '''proper''' ([[Latin]]: ''proprium'') is a part of the [[Christian liturgy]] that varies according to the date, either representing an observance within the [[liturgical year]], or of a particular [[saint]] or significant event. The term is used in contrast to the ''[[Ordinary of the Mass|ordinary]]'', which is that part of the liturgy that is reasonably constant, or at least selected without regard to date, or to the ''[[common (liturgy)|common]]'', which contains those parts of the liturgy that are common to an entire category of saints, such as [[Apostles in the New Testament|apostles]] or [[martyr]]s.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

Propers may include hymns and prayers in the [[canonical hours]] and in the [[Eucharist]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

==West==

The proper of the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]], strictly speaking, consists of the [[Introit]], [[Gradual]], [[Alleluia]] or [[Tract (liturgy)|Tract]], [[Sequence (poetry)|Sequence]], [[Offertory]], and [[Communion (chant)|Communion]] – in other words, all the variable portions of a Mass which are spoken or sung by the choir or the people.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

==East==
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==References==
* {{CathEncy|wstitle=Proprium}}

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