The Roman Rite is the most common ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of the sui iuris particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. The
Altar of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, as arranged in 1700
2002 edition of the Missale Romanum
Post-Vatican II Mass As Implemented (Missal of 1970)
Tridentine (1962 Missal) Solemn Mass
A particular church is an ecclesiastical community of followers headed by a bishop, as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology. A liturgical rite, a collection of liturgies descending from shar
Roman Rite
…Latin: Rītus Rōmānus) is the most common ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of the sui iuris particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. The Roman Rite governs rites such as the Roman Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours as well as the manner in which…
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy