Usus antiquior

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Usus antiquior is the traditional form of the Roman Rite Mass as codified after the Council of Trent and used in the Catholic Church for centuries prior to the liturgical reforms of the 20th century.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic liturgical rite
form of the Roman Rite
associatedCouncil Council of Trent
belongsToTradition Western liturgical tradition
celebratedAd ad orientem
celebratedBy priests of the Latin Church
celebrationRequires use of 1962 liturgical books under current norms
codificationCentury 16th century
codifiedAfter Council of Trent
contrastedWith Mass of Paul VI
Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite
hasAlternativeName Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
Traditional Latin Mass
Tridentine Mass
hasCharacteristic Communion on the tongue
Last Gospel at the end of Mass
multiple prayers at the foot of the altar
silent Canon
strict rubrics for gestures and postures
use of Gregorian chant
use of altar rails and kneeling for Communion
use of the traditional Roman calendar
use of traditional one-year lectionary
hasForm High Mass
Low Mass
Requiem Mass
Solemn High Mass
language Latin
limitedBy Pope Francis
liturgicalFamily Roman Rite
mainMissalEditionInUse 1962 Roman Missal
principalMissal Missale Romanum of Pope Pius V
Roman Missal of 1570
promotedBy Pope Benedict XVI
recognizedAs extraordinary form of the Roman Rite (2007–2021 practice)
regulatedBy Summorum Pontificum
Traditionis custodes
Universae Ecclesiae
restrictedBy Traditionis custodes
revisedBy Pope Clement VIII
Pope John XXIII
Pope Pius V
Pope Pius X
Pope Pius XII
Pope Urban VIII
timePeriodOfPredominantUse from late 16th century to mid-20th century
typicalLanguageOfReadings Latin
vernacular (optionally for Epistle and Gospel)
typicalOrientation priest and people facing the same direction
usedIn Catholic Church

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mass of St. Pius V
Tridentine Mass
alsoKnownAs

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