Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship
Roman Catholic Church
Also known as: Congregation of Rites
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church year
- In church year: Roman Catholic Church
…saints are controlled by the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship (formerly the Congregation of Rites). Certain feasts, in addition to all Sundays, are designated “holy days of obligation,” when all the faithful must attend mass. In the United States these are: Christmas Day (December 25), the Feast of St. Mary…
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liturgical colours
- In church year: Liturgical colours
In 1868 the Congregation of Rites allowed the use of gold vestments in place of white, red, and green. Medieval English uses showed much variation, but the predominant principle was use of the finest vestments, of whatever colour, on great feasts, and others on lesser days of importance.…
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