Rite
Dominican Rite
Latin liturgical use
The Latin use of the Order of Preachers, codified in the thirteenth century and still celebrated with the permission of Dominican superiors.
History
The Order of Preachers, confirmed in 1216, needed one liturgy for friars who moved constantly between provinces. Under Blessed Humbert of Romans the order's books were unified in the mid-thirteenth century, drawing on the usages of northern France, and this Dominican use was kept after the Council of Trent as older than two hundred years. Since the liturgical reform the friars ordinarily celebrate the Roman Rite, while the Dominican use continues to be celebrated with the permission of the order's superiors.
Background
The use is a Latin usage of the Roman Rite marked by brevity and clarity: a simplified preparation of the gifts made before Mass begins, its own chant tradition, distinctive gestures at the elevation, and a calendar rich in Dominican saints such as Saint Dominic, Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Catherine of Siena.
Summary
The Latin use of the Order of Preachers, codified in the thirteenth century and still celebrated with the permission of Dominican superiors.
Family
latin
Region
The Order of Preachers, worldwide
Entry kind
latin_use
Content subtype
latin_use
Faithful estimate
Celebrated by Dominican communities with the permission of their superiors