Tridentine Mass

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The Tridentine Mass, also commonly known as the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), is the form of Mass in the Roman Rite celebrated according to editions of the Roman Missal derived from the missal promulgated by Pope Pius V in 1570 and revised by successive popes through the 1962 edition promulgated by Pope John XXIII. It is normally celebrated in Ecclesiastical Latin. "Tridentine" is derived from the Latin Tridentinus, lit. 'relating to the city of Trent', where the Council of Trent was held. Following a decision of the council, Pius V promulgated the 1570 Roman Missal and made its use obligatory throughout the Latin Church, except where another rite or liturgical use had been continuously observed for at least 200 years. Successive editions of the missal served as the principal liturgical books for the celebration of Mass in most of the Latin Church for approximately four centuries. Following the Second Vatican Council, Paul VI promulgated a revised Roman Missal in 1969, whose first typical...

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