Celtic Rite

Celtic rite - a liturgical rite of the Celtic peoples of Britain , Ireland and Brittany of the 1st millennium, one of the Western liturgical rites . In connection with the isolation of the British Isles, after the spread of Christianity at the beginning of the 3rd century, a liturgical rite was formed there, which differed from the rites of continental Europe.

St. Augustine of Canterbury in the VI century made the first attempts to unify the Celtic rite according to Latin patterns. In England, the Latin rite was accepted as mandatory in 664 , in Brittany the Celtic rite disappeared in the 9th century , in Scotland and Ireland in the 11th century .

The Celtic rite differed from the Latin one mainly in the order of the Mass . In preparation for the priest for the Mass, litany was read with a mention of local saints. During the Mass, the Holy Gifts were opened in stages, there were differences in chants and litanies, as well as their order. During communion, special antiphons were sung.