Ritual family
Rites (
Definition
The word rite is often used to describe particular Christian rituals. Rite has also come to refer to the full pattern of worship associated with a particular Christian denomination or tradition,[4] typically comprising the liturgies for the Eucharistic celebration, canonical hours, and sacramental rites.[5] Rites typically result from local variations and traditions, sometimes becoming further distinguished as uses of ritual families.[2] Some ritual families originated with the early focal points of Christianity, such as Rome (Roman Rite), Alexandria (Alexandrian liturgical rites), and Antioch (East and West Syriac Rites).[6] The Roman Rite is further subdivided between the liturgies from the post-Second Vatican Council period, such as the Mass of Paul VI and Liturgy of the Hours, and the pre-conciliar liturgies, such as the Tridentine Mass and Divine Office according to the Roman Breviary.[7]
Some Christian denominations encompass multiple ritual families. The Catholic Church utilizes the various
See also
References
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- ^ a b Megivern, J.J.; Richstatter, T. (eds.). "Liturgical Rites". New Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ McNamara, Edward (25 October 2016). "Why So Many Rites in the Church". Zenit News Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via EWTN.
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- ^ Griffin, Patrick (1912). "Rites". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York City: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via New Advent.
- ^ a b "The Rites of the Catholic Church". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b Zuhlsdorf, John (27 January 2016). "The different Rites of the Latin Church". Madison Catholic Herald. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Boniface Luykx (1993). "Thirty Years Later: Reflections on Vatican II's Unitotis Redintegrotio and Orientolium Ecclesiorum" (PDF). Logos: A Journal of Eastern Christian Studies. 34. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies: 365. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Jerome Shaw (22 February 2013). "On the Western Rite in the ROCOR". New York City: Historical Studies of the Russian Church Abroad.