Despite the
Tridentine Mass
The Tridentine Mass, also known as the Traditional Latin Mass or Traditional Rite, is the liturgy of Mass in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that appears in typical editions of the Roman Missal published from 1570 to 1962. Celebrated almo ...
being supplanted by a
new form of the
Roman Rite
The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...
Mass
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, some communities
continued celebrating pre-conciliar rites or adopted them later. This includes priestly societies and
religious institute
A religious institute is a type of institute of consecrated life in the Catholic Church whose members take religious vows and lead a life in community with fellow members. Religious institutes are one of the two types of institutes of consecrate ...
s which use some pre-1970 edition of the
Roman Missal
The Roman Missal ( la, Missale Romanum) is the title of several missals used in the celebration of the Roman Rite. Along with other liturgical books of the Roman Rite, the Roman Missal contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the m ...
or of a similar missal in
communion with the
Holy See
The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...
. In the following list, all societies are considered canonically regular by the
Catholic Church
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, so the
Society of Saint Pius X
The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) ( la, Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Pii X; FSSPX) is an international fraternity of traditionalist Catholic priests founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, a leading traditionalist voice at the Sec ...
(SSPX or FSSPX) is not included. Most use a pre-1970 edition of the Roman Missal, usually 1962 Missal, but some follow other
Latin liturgical rites
Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...
and thus celebrate not the Tridentine Mass but a form of
liturgy
Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. ''Liturgy'' can also be used to refer specifically to public worship by Christians. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a communal response to and partic ...
permitted under the 1570 papal bull ''
Quo primum
''Quo primum'' (''from the first'') is the incipit of an Apostolic constitution in the form of a papal bull issued by Pope Pius V on 14 July 1570. It promulgated the Roman Missal, and made its use obligatory throughout the Latin Church of the Ca ...
''.
The use of a pre-1970
Roman Missal
The Roman Missal ( la, Missale Romanum) is the title of several missals used in the celebration of the Roman Rite. Along with other liturgical books of the Roman Rite, the Roman Missal contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the m ...
has never been prohibited by the Catholic Church. Despite never being suppressed by the Church, it was rarely used post-Vatican II. To clarify the fact that the
Extraordinary Form
In the Catholic Church, the use of preconciliar rites after the Second Vatican Council has resulted in certain Latin liturgical rites coexisting with older ("preconciliar": "before the Second Vatican Council") versions of those same rites. In the ...
of the
Roman Rite
The Roman Rite ( la, Ritus Romanus) is the primary liturgical rite of the Latin Church, the largest of the ''sui iuris'' particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. It developed in the Latin language in the city of Rome and, while dist ...
has never been abrogated and expand the liturgy's use,
Pope Benedict XVI
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issued in 2007 a ''
motu proprio
In law, ''motu proprio'' (Latin for "on his own impulse") describes an official act taken without a formal request from another party. Some jurisdictions use the term ''sua sponte'' for the same concept.
In Catholic canon law, it refers to a do ...
'' titled ''
Summorum Pontificum
''Summorum Pontificum'' (English: "Of the Supreme Pontiffs") is an apostolic letter of Pope Benedict XVI, issued in July 2007. This letter specifies the circumstances in which priests of the Latin Church could celebrate mass according to what Ben ...
''. In 2021,
Pope Francis
Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
abrogated these more expansive permissions with his ''motu proprio'' ''
Traditionis custodes'', seeking to emphasize the celebration of the more commonly used
Ordinary Form of the Mass.
Many of these communities describe themselves as
traditionalist.
Priestly institutes
Exclusively traditional Mass
''International''
*
Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (Houses in: Australia , Austria , Belgium , Canada , Colombia , Czech Republic , Finland , France , Germany , Ireland , Italy , Mexico , Netherlands , New Zealand , Nigeria , Poland , Switzerland , United Kingdom , United States)
*
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP; la, Institutum Christi Regis Summi Sacerdotis []; french: Institut du Christ Roi Souverain Prêtre []) is a Roman Catholic society of apostolic life of pontifical right in communion with ...
(Houses in: England , France , Gabon , Germany , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Spain , United States)
*
Institute of the Good Shepherd
The Institute of the Good Shepherd (french: Institut du Bon Pasteur, la, Institutum a Bono Pastore) is a Catholic society of apostolic life of traditionalist Catholic priests promoting Tridentine Mass and other traditional sacraments, in full ...
(Houses in: Brazil , Colombia , Costa Rica , France , Italy , Kenya , Poland , Uganda , United States)
Male religious
Exclusively traditional Mass
''International''
*
Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
The Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer ( la, Filii Sanctissimi Redemptoris; FSSR), commonly known as the Transalpine Redemptorists or The Sons, are a religious institute of the Catholic Church canonically erected in the Roman Ca ...
(Houses in: New Zealand , Scotland , United States)
''Australia''
*
Benedictines – Colebrook, Tasmania
''Czech Republic''
*
Cistercians – Vyšší Brod – with Cistercian Propers
''France''
*
Benedictines – Le Barroux
*
Benedictines – Fontgombault
*
Benedictines – Monastère Saint-Benoît, Brignoles, Frejus-Toulon
*Benedictines – Saint Pierre de Clairac
*
Benedictines – Triors
*Benedictines – Wisques
*
Canons Regular of the Mother of God
*
Fraternity of the Transfiguration
*
Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer – Dominican Rite
*Missionary Society of Divine Mercy
*Religious Institute of the Holy Cross of Riaumont
''Germany''
*Institute of St. Philip Neri – Berlin
*
''Ireland''
*
Benedictines – Silverstream
''Italy''
*
Benedictines – Norcia
*Benedictines of the Immaculate – Villatalla
''Spain''
*Fraternitas Christi Sacerdotis et Beatae Mariae Reginae
*Oasis de Jesús Sacerdote
''United States''
*
Benedictines – Clear Creek, Oklahoma
*Benedictines – Sprague, Washington
*Benedictines of the Strict Observance
*Brothers, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – Still River, Massachusetts
*
Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem – Charles Town, West Virginia
*League of St. Martin of Tours – Gower, Missouri
*Canons Regular of St. Thomas Aquinas – Springfield, Illinois
*Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist – Park Hills, Kentucky
*
Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel – Cody, Wyoming – Carmelite Rite
Not exclusively traditional Mass
''International''
*
Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
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(Houses in: Argentina , Austria , Benin , Brazil , Cameroon , France , Italy , Nigeria , Philippines , Portugal , United States)
*Fraternitas Beatissimae Virginis Mariae: Comunitates Iesus Sacerdos et Rex (Fraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Community of Jesus Priest and King)
(Houses in: Bagnoregio, Rome, and Genoa, Italy , Mailley le Château, France)
*
Servi Jesu et Mariae The Servants of Jesus and Mary (Servi Jesu et Mariae – SJM) are a Roman Catholic Congregation which was founded in 1988 by Andreas Hönisch, a former Jesuit, expelled by his congregation due to his traditional views of the Catholic doctrine and ...
(Servants of Jesus and Mary)
(Houses in: Austria , Belgium , France , Germany , Kazakhstan)
''Australia''
*The Brisbane Oratory
''Canada''
*
The Toronto Oratory
''England''
*
Benedictines – Belmont
*
Benedictines – Farnborough
*Benedictines – Glastonbury
*
The Birmingham Oratory
*
Dominicans – Cambridge – Dominican Rite
*
Dominicans – London – Dominican Rite
*
The London Oratory
*
The Oxford Oratory
*Marian Franciscans
*
Premonstratensians – Chelmsford – Premonstratensian Rite
*
The York Oratory
*The Manchester Oratory
''France''
*Fraternity of St Joseph the Guardian
''Ireland''
*
Dominicans – Cork
– Dominican Rite
''Italy''
*Opus Mariae Matris Ecclesiae – Lunigiana
''United States''
*Apostles of Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim – Northlake, Illinois
*Austrian Congregation of Canons Regular – Canonry of Saint Leopold, Glen Cove, NY
*
Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius – Chicago, Illinois
*Congregation of the Oratory of Pharr – Pharr, Texas
*The Cincinnati Oratory - Cincinnati, OH
*The Contemplatives of St. Joseph Monastic Order – San Francisco, California
*Franciscans of Mary Immaculate – Warsaw, North Dakota
*Holy Rosary Priory – Portland, Oregon
– Dominican Rite
*The Institute of Saint Joseph – Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin
*Knights of the Holy Eucharist – Waverly, Nebraska
*
Premonstratensians – Silverado, California
''Wales''
*The Cardiff Oratory
Do not offer Mass themselves
*Marian Friars Minor – Bellevue, Kentucky
*
Militia Templi – a lay society
Female religious
Exclusively traditional Mass
''International''
*
Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest (Houses in: England , Germany , Italy , Switzerland , United States) – associated with the
Institute of Christ the King
The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP; la, Institutum Christi Regis Summi Sacerdotis []; french: Institut du Christ Roi Souverain Prêtre []) is a Roman Catholic society of apostolic life of pontifical right in communion with ...
''Australia''
*Discalced Carmelites of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Mathoura, New South Wales
''Colombia''
*Esclavas Reparadoras de la Sagrada Familia (Reparative Slaves of the Holy Family) – Bogotá
– associated with the
Institute of the Good Shepherd
The Institute of the Good Shepherd (french: Institut du Bon Pasteur, la, Institutum a Bono Pastore) is a Catholic society of apostolic life of traditionalist Catholic priests promoting Tridentine Mass and other traditional sacraments, in full ...
*Precursoras del Reino de Dios
''England''
* Carmelite Monastery of the Annunciation – Birkenhead
''France''
*Abbaye Notre-Dame de L'Annonciation (The Benedictine Nuns of Le Barroux) – Le Barroux
*Chanoinesses de la Mère de Dieu (Canonesses of the Mother of God) – Azille
*Dominicaines du Saint-Esprit (The Dominican Sisters of the Holy Ghost)
(Houses in: Pontcalec , La Baffe , Draguignan , Nantes , Saint Cloud)
*
Religieuses Victimes du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus – Chavagnes-en-Paillers
''Liechtenstein''
*Sisters of the Precious Blood – Schellenberg
''Mexico''
*Religiosas Ecuménicas de Guadalupe – Tijuana, Baja California
''New Zealand''
*Daughters of the Most Holy Redeemer
– associated with
Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer
The Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer ( la, Filii Sanctissimi Redemptoris; FSSR), commonly known as the Transalpine Redemptorists or The Sons, are a religious institute of the Catholic Church canonically erected in the Roman Ca ...
''Spain''
*Oasis de Jesús Sacerdote (The Oasis of Jesus Priest)
''Sweden''
*Marias Lamm, Sankt Josefs Kloster, Lannavaara
''Switzerland''
*Sisters of the Precious Blood – St. Pelagiberg
''United States''
*
Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles – Gower, Missouri
*Brigittini Servitores Sanctissimi Salvatoris Institute – Tyler, Texas
*Discalced Carmelites of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Elysburg, Pennsylvania
*Discalced Carmelites of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Fairfield, Pennsylvania
*Discalced Carmelites of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Valparaiso, Nebraska
*Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Monastery of the Little Flower of Jesus – Buffalo, New York
*Filiae Laboris Mariae (Daughters of Mary's Labor) – Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Missionary Sisters of Saint Francis of Assisi – Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio
*Poor Clare Nuns of Annunciation Monastery – Minooka, Illinois
*Servants of the Children of Light – Mandan, North Dakota
*Sisters, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the Saint Benedict Center – Still River, Massachusetts
Not exclusively traditional Mass
''International''
*Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
(Missions in: Philippines , Kazakhstan , Holy Land , United States , Brazil , Argentina , Benin , Nigeria , Italy , United Kingdom , Poland , Portugal)
**Contemplative Sisters of the Immaculate
(Houses in: Imperia and Perugia, Italy , Cebu, Philippines)
*Trinitarians of Mary
(Houses in: San Diego and West Covina, California , Lowell, Michigan , Guadalajara and Tecate, Mexico)
''England''
*
Benedictines – Herefordshire
''France''
*Benedictines – Rosans
''Italy''
*Fraternitas Beatissimae Virginis Mariae: Comunitas Agnus Dei (Fraternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Community of the Lamb of God) –
(Houses in: Bagnoregio , Gavi)
''United States''
*Children of Mary – Ohio
(Houses in: Cincinnati , Newark)
*The Contemplatives of St. Joseph – San Francisco, California
*Carmelite Daughters of Elias
*Discalced Carmelites of the Carmelite Monastery of the Infant of Prague – Traverse City, Michigan
*Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Spirit – Littleton, Colorado
*Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – Kensington, California
*Daughters of Mary, Mother of Israel's Hope – Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of St. Jude – Marbury, Alabama
– Dominican Rite and Tridentine Mass
*Franciscan Daughters of Mary – Covington, Kentucky
*Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts
(Houses in: Connecticut , Philadelphia, PA , Riverdale, MD , Washington, DC)
*Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa – Santa Rosa, California
*Norbertine Canonesses – Tehachapi, California
– Premonstratensian Rite
*Poor Sisters of St. Clare at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery – Fort Wayne, Indiana
*
Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church The Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church is a Roman Catholic religious public association of the faithful in the Diocese of Spokane in Washington. The group was formed by 15 nuns from Mount Saint Michael who were expelled in June 2007 from the ...
– Spokane, Washington
Others
*
Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney
The Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney ( la, Administratio Apostolica Personalis Sancti Ioannis Mariae Vianney) was established on 18 January 2002 by Pope John Paul II for traditionalist Catholic clergy and laity with ...
*
Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden Hermitage – Warfhuizen
External links
Worldwide Latin Mass directory
References
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Traditionalist Catholicism
Christian religious orders established in the 20th century
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