The adjective Tridentine refers to any thing or person pertaining to the city of Trent, Italy (Latin: Tridentum). Sydney, Australia at Night. ... A view of Trento from Castello del Buonconsiglio. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

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It is applied in particular to the Council of Trent, one of the ecumenical councils recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, held in that city in the 16th century, and to the teachings, dogmas and legislation which arose from it. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... The Council of Trent is an ecumenical council recognized by the Roman Catholic Church held from December 13, 1545, to December 4, 1563. ... In Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, an ecumenical council or general council is a meeting of the bishops of the whole church convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice. ... The Roman Catholic Church, (also known as the Catholic Church), is the ancient Christian Church led by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas) is belief or doctrine held by a religion or any kind of organization to be authoritative and not to be disputed or doubted. ...

The adjective "Tridentine" is also applied to the various branches of the traditionalist Catholic movement and their members, which are composed of two main groups. Some reject the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council, most notably the consequent revision of the Roman Missal, or "Novus Ordo" (New Order). Others, however, without denying the authority of the Second Vatican Council and of the Popes to make these changes, show a strong theological or aesthetic preference for the pre-revision liturgy. In his 1988 letter Ecclesia Dei adflicta, Pope John Paul II indicates the rights due to traditionalist Catholics: "Respect must everywhere be shown for the feelings of all those who are attached to the Latin liturgical tradition by a wide and generous application of the directives already issued some time ago by the Apostolic See for the use of the Roman Missal according to the typical edition of 1962." Traditionalist Catholic and Traditional Catholic are broad terms used to denote Roman Catholics who reject some or all of the reforms that were instituted after the Second Vatican Council, in particular the revised rite of Mass, which was promulgated in 1969 by Pope Paul VI as part of the process... From the Greek word λειτουργια, which can be transliterated as leitourgia, meaning the work of the people, a liturgy comprises a prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it may refer to, or include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), a daily activity such... The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was an Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church opened under Pope John XXIII in 1962 and closed under Pope Paul VI in 1965. ... This article is about the post-Vatican-II changes to the Mass; for an explanation of the current structure of the Mass, see Mass (liturgy). ... The Roman Missal (Missale Romanum) is the liturgical book that contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the Latin rite of Mass. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ... An editio typica (Latin) or typical edition is a form of text used in the Catholic Church as an official source text of a particular document—typically in Latin—and used for all subsequent translations in vernacular languages. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Many such traditionalist Catholics worship at Masses offered by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter and others in communion with Rome. They all place particular stress on the form (with its later pre-1970 modifications) given to the Roman rite of the Eucharist after the Council of Trent, a form known as the Tridentine Mass or Tridentine rite. Mass is a property of physical objects that, roughly speaking, measures the amount of matter they contain. ... Pope Benedict XVI (then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger) at an ordination of FSSP priests in Wigratzbad-Opfenbach, Germany in 1990. ... The Eucharist is the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of Jesus instruction, recorded in the New Testament, to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. ... A pre-Vatican II altar with reredosThe altar is preceded by three steps, as was most common for a churchs main altar, though some main altars, such as that in Saint Peters in the Vatican, had (and have) much more than three. ...

Some members of the traditional Catholic movement subscribe to sedevacantism, and a very small subset of these have elected their own popes (termed by most mainstream Catholics antipopes). The "True Catholic Church", based in Montana (United States), did so in 1998, electing Capuchin Father Earl Lucian Pulvermacher to its papacy, which it claimed had been vacant since the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958, and proclaiming him "Pope Pius XIII". Sede vacante Coat of Arms, used when there is no reigning pope. ... Antipope Felix V, the last historical Antipope. ... The true Catholic Church (tCC) is a small Roman Catholic Conclavist (see sedevacantism) group based in Kalispell, Montana, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 4th 381,156 km² 410 km 1,015 km 1 44°26 N to 49° N 104°2 W to 116°2 W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 44th 902,195 2. ... The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) is an order of friars in the Roman Catholic Church, the chief and only permanent offshoot of the Franciscans. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... Sedevacantist Pope Pius XIII Father Lucian Pulvermacher, OFM Cap (born April 20, 1918) was elected as the 262nd pope of the Roman Catholic Church on October 24, 1998 and took the name Pope Pius XIII. The true Catholic Church is a group of traditional Catholics subject to Pope Pius XIII... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... Pope Pius XII (Latin: ), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from March 2, 1939 to 1958. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sedevacantist Pope Pius XIII Father Lucian Pulvermacher, OFM Cap (April 20, 1918 – January 11, 2006[citation needed]) was elected Pope Pius XIII of the true Catholic Church in 1998. ...

See also

• Tridentine Mass
• Novus Ordo Missae
• Mass (liturgy)