Liturgical Studies: Other Western Rites

The Society consists of former Episcopal / Anglican parishes that have joined the Catholic Church, while retaining their Anglican liturgy.

The mission of the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society is:

* to offer independent and loyal support to the Personal Ordinariates established under the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus and the Pastoral Provision communities
* to foster relations between the members of the Ordinariates worldwide and encourage synergies
* to promote and where possible to provide an environment where thinking, pondering, discussing, informing, educating, creating, writing and publishing can take place with regard to the entire span of the received Anglican patrimony - liturgical, intellectual, pastoral, spiritual, theological, literary, artistic, musical, social - which the Ordinariates are called to bring into the Catholic Church as a treasure to be shared
* to encourage full participation of lay members of the Ordinariates
* to embody the ecumenical spirit of the Ordinariates by reaching out to other Christians who are also custodians of the Anglican patrimony, encouraging them to participate fully in our activities and possibly to become associates.

The Ordinariates "Divine Worship: The Missal", is "the Catholic Mass of the western rite, filtered through the Anglican experience, corrected and expressed in an Anglican voice."

Catholic Church - Ambrosian Rite

Catholic Church. Mozarabic Rite.

Rites of Western Christendom. The rites of Aquileia, Benevento, and Nidaros, as well as the Celtic, Gallican, and English medieval rites.

Liturgics. Middle Ages.

The liturgical uses of the dioceses of Lyons, Braga, Milan, and Toledo.

In the decades following the Second Vatican Council, Catholic liturgy became an area of considerable interest and debate, if not controversy, in the West. Mid-late 20th century liturgical scholarship, upon which the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council were predicated and implemented, no longer stands unquestioned. The liturgical and ecclesial springtime the reforms of Paul VI were expected to facilitate has failed to emerge, leaving many questions as to their wisdom and value. Quo vadis Catholic liturgy? This Companion brings together a variety of scholars who consider this question at the beginning of the 21st century in the light of advances in liturgical scholarship, decades of post-Vatican II experience and the critical re-examination in the West of the question of the liturgy promoted by Benedict XVI. The contributors, each eminent in their field, have distinct takes on how to answer this question, but each makes a significant contribution to contemporary debate, making this Companion an essential reference for the study of Western Catholic liturgy in history and in the light of contemporary scholarship and debate.