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What is significance of a parish church being classified as an Oratory? Does this give it special status in the Bishops eyes? Is it a more public church? The service I attended was not unlike any other service, and the bulletin seems to be like that of any other parish. Any help would be appreciated, I must be confused as to the meaning of an Oratory and the Catholic Encyclopedia definition didn’t shed much light on it.