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15-574: It was in wide circulation during the Middle Ages and was used as the basis for the modern Roman Pontifical . It contains 258 Ordines describing ecclesiastical procedures including rites of ordination , blessing , baptism , celebrations of Mass , confession , etc. It has significant novel content: for instance, rites and prayers for the beginning of Lent , subsequently widely adopted, that had nothing to do with existing Roman liturgy. The term "Pontificale Romano-Germanicum" for this body of documents

30-761: A Latin statement that the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, and bishops who work with their priests and apostolates, may continue to utilize the former liturgical books ("namely the Missal, the Ritual, the Pontifical and the Roman Breviary, in force in the year 1962" ), and other former Ecclesia Dei communities have taken this to mean that the same applies to them. Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and

45-601: A bishop, including especially the consecration of holy chrism , and the sacraments of confirmation and holy orders . However, it does not include the rites for the Mass or the Divine Office , which can be found in the Roman Missal and Breviary respectively. Because of the use of the adjective pontifical in other contexts to refer to the Pope, it is sometimes mistakenly thought that

60-463: A standard version was published for the use of the entire Roman Rite , under the title Pontificale Romanum. It was reprinted by authority with many variations many times, and its last typical edition following this form is from 1962. In 1968, it was recast and restructured according to the decisions of the Second Vatican Council . In December 2021, six months after the promulgation of

75-817: The Latin Church as distinct from the Eastern Catholic Churches and also some technical matters relating to the sacraments. Prior to June 2022, the dicastery was officially named the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (only the first word being different). This former name has often been shortened to Congregation for Divine Worship , further abbreviated as Divine Worship or CDW . The Apostolic Constitution Pastor bonus , issued by Pope John Paul II on 28 June 1988, established

90-600: The Pontificale Romanum is a book reserved to the Pope. It could be argued that it is the book of those entitled to the use, in certain contexts, of the pontificalia , i.e. episcopal insignia. These are not always limited just to bishops, but–according to current 1983 Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church –it can in certain circumstances be used by others including abbots and rulers of dioceses or quasi-dioceses who have not been ordained bishops. The Pontifical has its sources mostly in texts and rubrics which existed in

105-642: The Catholic Church is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Roman Pontifical The Roman Pontifical ( Latin : Pontificale Romanum ) is the pontifical as used in Roman Rite liturgies of the Catholic Church . It is the liturgical book that contains the rites and ceremonies usually performed by bishops . The pontifical is the compendium of rites for the enactment of certain sacraments and sacramentals that may be celebrated by

120-563: The Discipline of the Sacraments Former dicasteries The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ( Latin : Dicasterium de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum ) is the dicastery (from Greek : δικαστήριον , romanized :  dikastērion , lit.   'law-court', from δικαστής , 'judge, juror') of the Roman Curia that handles most affairs relating to liturgical practices of

135-607: The Italian Episcopal Conference's liturgy programs, with undertaking a canonical visitation of the Congregation of Divine Worship in anticipation of the appointment of a new prefect. Francis then named Arthur Roche prefect on 27 May 2021. In 2001, the congregation established the Vox Clara Committee, composed of senior bishops from episcopal conferences throughout the English-speaking world. It advises

150-594: The Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament, Cardinal Robert Sarah, clarifying that the Vatican and its departments would have limited authority to confirm liturgical translations recognized by a local Conference of Bishops, thus retracting a commentary which Sarah had published on 13 October 2017. In March 2021, following Sarah's retirement, Pope Francis charged Claudio Maniago , leader of

165-413: The congregation had primary authority over a nation's liturgical translations. On 9 September 2017, Pope Francis weakened the congregation's authority with his motu proprio titled Magnum principium , ensuring that, starting 1 October 2017, the nation's Conference of Bishops will manage local liturgical translations. On 22 October 2017, the Vatican released a letter that Pope Francis had sent to

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180-463: The congregation's functions: On 30 August 2011, Pope Benedict XVI transferred jurisdiction over unconsummated marriages and the nullification of ordinations to the Roman Rota to relieve the congregation of administrative burdens and allow it to focus on liturgy, its principal responsibility. In 2012, the congregation added an office devoted to liturgical architecture and music. From 2001 to 2017,

195-423: The motu propio, Traditionis custodes , which put restrictions on the use of the Missal of 1962 , Arthur Roche , Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments , stated that Bishops did not have permission to authorize the use of the Pontificale Romanum that was issued in 1962 and that this edition was no longer in use. On February 11, 2022, however, Pope Francis clarified in

210-471: The old sacramentaries and Ordines Romani and were gradually collected together to form one volume for the greater convenience of the officiating bishop. The earliest pontificals date from the late ninth century. From the mid-tenth century, one particular compilation, known to historians as the Pontificale Romano-Germanicum , became dominant, and was widely copied. Under Clement VIII ,

225-584: Was coined by its discoverer, Michel Andrieu. The definitive edition was compiled by the theologian Cyrille Vogel and historian Reinhard Elze. A redaction of the text, the Cracow Pontifical ( Pontificale Cracoviense saeculi XI ), believed to be written at Tyniec in the late 11th century, resides as MS 2057 in the Jagiellonian Library in Kraków . This article related to an official document of

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