Latin Requiem Mass

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The Latin Requiem Mass is the traditional Roman Catholic liturgical service for the dead, composed in Latin and structured around prayers for the repose of souls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic liturgical rite
Latin liturgical text
Mass for the dead
associatedDoctrine communion of saints
prayers for the dead
purgatory
codifiedBy Pope Pius V NERFINISHED
codifiedIn Roman Missal of 1570 NERFINISHED
component Absolution at the catafalque or coffin
Agnus Dei NERFINISHED
Communion "Lux aeterna" NERFINISHED
Gradual
Introit "Requiem aeternam" NERFINISHED
Kyrie
Offertory "Domine Jesu Christe" NERFINISHED
Sanctus
Sequence "Dies irae" NERFINISHED
Tract
contrastsWith vernacular funeral Mass of the post–Vatican II Roman Rite
emotionalCharacter penitential
somber
supplicatory
eschatologicalTheme eternal rest
judgment
resurrection of the dead
historicalUse Tridentine Mass NERFINISHED
language Latin
liturgicalColor black
violet
liturgicalOccasion All Souls’ Day NERFINISHED
Masses for the dead
anniversary of death
funeral Mass
musicalFormInfluence Requiem musical settings
liturgical chant
orchestral Requiem compositions
polyphonic Mass settings
nameDerivation from the first word "Requiem" of the Introit
primaryPurpose intercession for the repose of souls
prayer for the dead
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
rubricalFeature omission of the Creed
omission of the Gloria
suppression of the dismissal "Ite, missa est" in some forms
use of black or violet vestments
textOpening "Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine"
typicalMusicalStyle Gregorian chant NERFINISHED
usedBy traditionalist Catholic communities
usedIn Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite NERFINISHED

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Verdi Requiem textSource Latin Requiem Mass
Britten War Requiem textAuthor Latin Requiem Mass
subject surface form: War Requiem
this entity surface form: Traditional Latin Requiem Mass
Hymnus Paradisi textSource Latin Requiem Mass
this entity surface form: Latin Mass for the Dead