Nouns ending in -esse are feminine.
The suffix often marks an abstract quality.
Tu devrais aller à la messe plus souvent.
You should go to mass more often.
Vous devriez aller à la messe plus souvent.
You should go to mass more often.
Elle allait tous les jours à la messe.
She went to mass every day.
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