Latin Rite

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[lat-n rahyt] / ˈlæt n ˈraɪt /

noun

1. Also called Roman liturgy.  Also called Roman rite.  the forms of worship and liturgy expressed in Liturgical Latin in the Roman Catholic Church in the West.

2. Latin Church.

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Example Sentences

We next enter a fictive chapel, with the Latin rite being celebrated by a set of crimson vestments and an altar cloth, made in Paris in 1619 and given by Louis XIII.

From The Wall Street Journal

As well as the statue defacement, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the office of the Latin rite Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jerusalem, said there had been at least four other reported incidents of vandalism or violent harassment.

From Reuters

Benedict also permitted Catholics to celebrate Mass with the Latin Rite that Vatican II had nixed.

From Washington Post

Friday’s local decree, written by Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who oversees the archdiocese of Washington, allows only three non-parish churches in the region to perform the Latin Rite.

From Washington Post

He has recently cracked down on the use of the old Latin rite in celebrating Mass favored by traditionalists.

From Seattle Times