Vetus Ordo

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Latin term liturgical form

Vetus Ordo is a Latin term commonly used to refer to the traditional Roman Catholic liturgy as celebrated before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin term → liturgical form →
alsoKnownAs	Traditional Latin Mass → Tridentine Mass →
associatedWithCouncil	Council of Trent → Second Vatican Council →
associatedWithMissal	Roman Missal of 1962 → Tridentine Missal →
associatedWithPope	Pope Pius V →
associatedWithRite	Roman Rite →
celebratedBy	Society of Saint Pius X → priests of Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest → priests of Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter →
celebratedInLanguage	Latin →
contrastedWith	Mass of Paul VI → Novus Ordo →
devotionalAssociations	traditional Catholic devotions →
ecclesiasticalAffiliation	Catholic Church →
hasLiturgicalCalendar	pre‑conciliar Roman calendar →
hasOrientation	sacrifice‑centered theology of the Mass →
historicalUsage	predominant Roman Rite form before 1960s →
includes	Divine Office → Sacraments in pre‑conciliar form →
language	Latin →
literalMeaning	Old Order →
liturgicalFamily	Western liturgy →
normativeFormUntil	mid‑20th century →
primaryFormOfCelebration	Mass →
promotedBy	traditionalist Catholics →
refersTo	traditional Roman Catholic liturgy → traditional Roman Rite →
regulationSubjectOf	Summorum Pontificum → Traditionis Custodes →
ritualCharacteristics	Gregorian chant → ad orientem celebration → extensive use of Latin → silent Roman Canon →
timePeriodReferenced	before Second Vatican Council reforms →
typicalUseRegion	worldwide Catholic dioceses before Vatican II →
usedBy	Roman Catholics →
usedInContextOf	Catholic liturgy →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tridentine Mass →	alsoKnownAs