Braga, the primatial see of Portugal, shaped its own Latin liturgical books in the Middle Ages out of the older Hispanic and Roman materials that met in the north-west of the peninsula. When the Council of Trent allowed the retention of uses already two centuries old, Braga kept its missal and breviary, printing them for its clergy and revising them in the twentieth century. Since the liturgical reform the archdiocese has ordinarily used the Roman books, and the Bragan use is celebrated on particular occasions as a treasured part of its heritage.

The use is a Latin usage of the Roman Rite rather than a separate rite. Its distinctive features include its own prayers at the preparation of the gifts, proper chants and calendar observances, and ceremonial details that preserve medieval Iberian custom.

The ancient Latin use of the Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal, retained after the Council of Trent and still celebrated on special occasions.

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The Archdiocese of Braga in northern Portugal

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Celebrated occasionally within one archdiocese