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Liturgical Books & Rites

Typical editions, missals, rituals, pontificals and their translation.

Also called typical edition, Roman Missal, rituals.

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1910s

  1. Divino Afflatu1 November 1911On the Reform of the Roman BreviaryPope

1950s

  1. Dominicae Resurrectionis vigiliam9 February 1951Decree restoring the Easter Vigil (ad experimentum)Roman Curia
  2. Maxima Redemptionis nostrae mysteria16 November 1955General Decree restoring the Holy Week OrderRoman Curia

1960s

  1. Rubricarum Instructum25 July 1960Approving the New Code of Rubrics for the Breviary and MissalPope
  2. Cum nostra aetate27 January 1966Norms on editions of liturgical booksRoman Curia
  3. Missale Romanum3 April 1969Promulgating the Roman Missal Revised by Decree of the CouncilPope
  4. Ordo Lectionum Missae25 May 1969Lectionary for Mass (editio typica)Roman Curia
  5. Ordo Exsequiarum15 August 1969Order of Christian Funerals (editio typica)Roman Curia
  6. Pontificalis Romani18 June 1968Approving the New Rites of Ordination of Deacons, Priests and BishopsPope
  7. De Ordinatione Diaconi, Presbyteri et Episcopi†15 August 1968Rite of Ordination (editio typica)Roman Curia
  8. Mysterii Paschalis14 February 1969Approving the Reformed Liturgical Year and General Roman CalendarPope
  9. Ordo celebrandi Matrimonium19 March 1969Rite of Marriage (editio typica)Roman Curia
  10. Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani6 April 1969General Instruction of the Roman Missal (1969)Roman Curia
  11. Ordo Baptismi Parvulorum15 May 1969Rite of Baptism for Children (editio typica)Roman Curia

1970s

  1. Missale Romanum26 March 1970Roman Missal (editio typica)Roman Curia
  2. Missale Romanum (editio typica altera)27 March 1975Roman Missal, second typical editionRoman Curia
  3. Ordo consecrationis virginum31 May 1970Rite of Consecration of Virgins (editio typica)Roman Curia
  4. Laudis Canticum1 November 1970Promulgating the Revised Liturgy of the HoursPope
  5. Liturgia Horarum11 April 1971Liturgy of the Hours (editio typica)Roman Curia
  6. Divinae Consortium Naturae15 August 1971On the Sacrament of ConfirmationPope
  7. Ordo Confirmationis22 August 1971Rite of Confirmation (editio typica)Roman Curia
  8. Ordo Initiationis Christianae Adultorum6 January 1972Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (editio typica)Roman Curia
  9. Sacram Unctionem Infirmorum30 November 1972On the Sacrament of the Anointing of the SickPope
  10. Ordo Unctionis Infirmorum eorumque Pastoralis Curae7 December 1972Pastoral Care of the Sick (editio typica)Roman Curia
  11. Eucharistiae participationem27 April 1973Circular letter on Eucharistic PrayersRoman Curia
  12. De sacra communione et de cultu mysterii eucharistici extra Missam21 June 1973Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist outside Mass (editio typica)Roman Curia
  13. Ordo Paenitentiae2 December 1973Rite of Penance (editio typica)Roman Curia
  14. Instauratio liturgica25 January 1974Declaration on translations of sacramental formulasRoman Curia
  15. Ordo dedicationis ecclesiae et altaris29 May 1977Rite of Dedication of a Church and an Altar (editio typica)Roman Curia

1980s

  1. Ordo Lectionum Missae (editio typica altera)21 January 1981Lectionary for Mass, second typical editionRoman Curia
  2. De Benedictionibus31 May 1984Book of Blessings (editio typica)Roman Curia
  3. Caeremoniale Episcoporum14 September 1984Ceremonial of Bishops (editio typica)Roman Curia
  4. National Statutes for the CatechumenateNovember 1986National Statutes for the CatechumenateBishops' Conferences
  5. Christi Ecclesia2 June 1988Directory for Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a PriestRoman Curia
  6. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (U.S. edition, mandatory use)†1 September 1988RCIA U.S. EditionBishops' Conferences
  7. De Ordinatione Episcopi, presbyterorum et diaconorum (editio typica altera)29 June 1989Rite of Ordination, second typical editionRoman Curia

1990s

  1. De Exorcismis et supplicationibus quibusdam†22 November 1998Rite of Exorcism (editio typica)Roman Curia
  2. Ordo celebrandi Matrimonium (editio typica altera)19 March 1990Rite of Marriage, second typical editionRoman Curia
  3. Varietates legitimae25 January 1994Fourth Instruction: Inculturation and the Roman LiturgyRoman Curia
  4. Il Padre incomprensibile†6 January 1996Instruction applying the liturgical prescriptions of the Code of Canons of the Eastern ChurchesRoman Curia

2000s

  1. Missale Romanum (editio typica tertia)20 April 2000Roman Missal, third typical edition, with General InstructionRoman Curia
  2. Martyrologium Romanum29 June 2001Roman Martyrology (editio typica)Roman Curia
  3. Ardens felicitatis14 September 2000Instruction on Prayers for HealingRoman Curia
  4. Liturgiam authenticam28 March 2001Fifth Instruction: On the Use of Vernacular Languages in Liturgical BooksRoman Curia
  5. Redemptionis Sacramentum25 March 2004Instruction on matters to be observed or avoided regarding the Most Holy EucharistRoman Curia
  6. Summorum Pontificum7 July 2007On the Roman liturgy prior to the 1970 reformPope

2010s

  1. In Missa in Cena Domini6 January 2016Decree on the Washing of FeetRoman Curia
  2. Circular Letter on the Bread and Wine for the Eucharist15 June 2017Circular Letter on the Bread and Wine for the EucharistRoman Curia
  3. Magnum principium3 September 2017Amending canon 838 on liturgical translationsPope

2020s

  1. Responsum on the validity of Baptism with the formula 'We baptize you'24 June 2020Responsum and Doctrinal Note on the Baptismal FormulaRoman Curia
  2. De institutione catechistarum3 December 2021Rite of Institution of Catechists (editio typica)Roman Curia
  3. Responsa ad dubia on Traditionis custodes4 December 2021Responsa ad dubia on Traditionis custodesRoman Curia
  4. Gestis verbisque2 February 2024Note on the Validity of the SacramentsRoman Curia
  5. Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (U.S. edition): Decree of Promulgation31 March 2024OCIA U.S. Edition (promulgation)Bishops' Conferences
  6. Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (U.S. edition): mandatory use5 March 2025OCIA U.S. Edition (mandatory use)Bishops' Conferences
  7. Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage as Lived in the Ordinariates24 March 2026Characteristics of the Anglican Heritage in the Personal OrdinariatesRoman Curia