Ambrosian Rite (Milanese Rite) - another Rite of the Latin church. Practiced among some five million Catholics in the greater part of the Archdiocese of Milan and some other dioceses of Italy, as well as in the Diocese of Lugano (Switzerland). It was also reformed after the Council, and the previous one, now termed Traditional Ambrosian Rite, is used on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation in the church of San Rocco al Gentilino in Milan as permitted by Cardinal Archbishop of Milan. (
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Carthusian Rite: followed by the
Carthusian Order, it is substantially the rite of Grenoble in the 12th century, with some admixture from other sources. Revised in 1981 after the Council. A feature unique to Carthusian liturgical practice is the privilege of the consecration of virgins: the bishop bestows on Carthusian nuns, in the ceremony of their profession, a stole and a maniple. This is interpreted by some as a relic of the former rite of ordination of deaconesses. The nun is also invested with a crown and a ring. At Matins, if no priest is present, a nun assumes the stole and reads the Gospel, and a consecrated nun sang the Epistle at the conventual Mass, though without wearing the maniple. This is no longer unique, for the liturgical reform post-Vatican II made the rite of consecration of virgins more widely available. (
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Dominican Rite: the unique rite of the
Dominican Order (Order of Preachers), adopted in the mid-13th century. After Vatican II the reformed Roman rite was adopted, but some elements proper have been kept. It is celebrated occasionally. (
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Mozarabic Rite (also known as Visigothic Rite or Hispanic Rite): a Latin rite whose beginning dates to the 7th century, and is localized in the Iberian Peninsula. “Mozarabs” is a scholarly term for the Christians living under Muslim rulers in Al-Andalus. The rite’s origins actually pre-date the Al-Andalus and Visigothic periods, and it is the second-best attested liturgy in the Latin Church in terms of preserved documentation. The rite was reformed between 1988 and 1995. The rite is celebrated in Toledo, Salamanca, and other cities in Spain. (
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Norbertine Rite (Premonstratensian Rite): specific to the
Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré founded by Saint Norbert, friend of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. (photos
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Rite of Braga: a Latin rite associated with the Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal, which took shape between the 11th and 13th century. The Roman Rite was increasingly adopted. In the XX Century an attempt was made to revise the texts and to make the rite obligatory within the archdiocese, but the priests of the archdiocese have in general opted in practice to use the Roman Rite. A particularity of the Rite of Braga is the recitation of the Ave Maria at the start of Mass and of the Salve Regina at the end. (
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Sarum Rite (Use of Salisbury): Latin rite in the Diocese of Salisbury, established by Saint Osmund in the 11th Century. It became prevalent throughout southern England and came to be used throughout most of England, Wales, Ireland and later Scotland, was mostly abandoned after the 16th Century. The Sarum Mass is occasionally celebrated by Catholics and by a number of Eastern Orthodox parishes. The ceremonies of the Sarum liturgy are elaborate, some of the prayers are unique. Interestingly, the Sarum Rite was the original basis of the liturgy in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. (
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