Research guides: Catholic Liturgy: Other Western Rites

Other Western Rites

Until the reform of the Council of Trent, there were dozens of different liturgical usages in the Western Churche. About ten of these survived in a few religious orders and dioceses until the Second Vatican Council. Today, with the exception of the Ambrosian Rite which is used throughout the Archdiocese of Milan, they are used in only a very few churches and chapels.

Liturgies of the Past.
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Archdale A. King.
Milwaukee, WI: Bruce, 1959.
The rites of Aquileia, Benevento, and Nidaros, as well as the Celtic, Gallican, and English medieval rites.
Liturgies of the Primatial Sees.
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By Archdale A. King.
London: Longmans, Green, 1957.
For print version locations, see the UofT Library Catalogue.
The liturgical uses of the dioceses of Lyons, Braga, Milan, and Toledo.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.
Liturgies of the Religious Orders.
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By Archdale A. King.
London: Longmans, Green, 1955.
For print version locations, see the UofT Library Catalogue.
The Carthusian, Cistercian, Premonstratensian, Carmelite, and Dominican forms of the Roman Rite.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.