Ritual Masses

E898541

Catholic liturgy Mass formulary liturgical category

Ritual Masses are special Catholic liturgies celebrated for particular occasions or needs, such as sacraments, blessings, or specific pastoral circumstances.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Masses for Various Needs and Occasions	1
Ritual Masses canonical	1
Votive Masses	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10993018 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ritual Masses
Context triple: [Divine Worship liturgical form, hasComponent, Ritual Masses]

A. New Order of the Mass
New Order of the Mass is the common English term for the post–Vatican II form of the Roman Catholic liturgy promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969.
B. Mozarabic Mass
The Mozarabic Mass is the principal Eucharistic liturgy of the ancient Hispanic (Mozarabic) rite, characterized by its distinctive prayers, chants, and ceremonial structure preserved primarily in Toledo, Spain.
C. Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead
The Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead, or Requiem Mass, is a liturgical service of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, featuring specific prayers, chants, and readings focused on death, judgment, and eternal rest.
D. Mass and Liturgy of the Hours
Mass and Liturgy of the Hours refers to the central public worship of the Catholic Church, encompassing the Eucharistic celebration and the daily cycle of psalms, readings, and prayers that sanctify the hours of each day.
E. Petite messe solennelle
Petite messe solennelle is a late sacred choral work by Gioachino Rossini, notable for its intimate scoring and blend of operatic style with liturgical music.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ritual Masses
Target entity description: Ritual Masses are special Catholic liturgies celebrated for particular occasions or needs, such as sacraments, blessings, or specific pastoral circumstances.

A. New Order of the Mass
New Order of the Mass is the common English term for the post–Vatican II form of the Roman Catholic liturgy promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969.
B. Mozarabic Mass
The Mozarabic Mass is the principal Eucharistic liturgy of the ancient Hispanic (Mozarabic) rite, characterized by its distinctive prayers, chants, and ceremonial structure preserved primarily in Toledo, Spain.
C. Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead
The Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead, or Requiem Mass, is a liturgical service of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the souls of the deceased, featuring specific prayers, chants, and readings focused on death, judgment, and eternal rest.
D. Mass and Liturgy of the Hours
Mass and Liturgy of the Hours refers to the central public worship of the Catholic Church, encompassing the Eucharistic celebration and the daily cycle of psalms, readings, and prayers that sanctify the hours of each day.
E. Petite messe solennelle
Petite messe solennelle is a late sacred choral work by Gioachino Rossini, notable for its intimate scoring and blend of operatic style with liturgical music.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic liturgy ⓘ Mass formulary ⓘ liturgical category ⓘ
associatedWith	pastoral ministry ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ
categoryIn	Masses for Various Needs and Occasions ⓘ linked to: Ritual Masses
celebratedFor	Anointing of the Sick ⓘ Blessing of an Abbot or Abbess ⓘ Religious Profession ⓘ administration of Baptism ⓘ administration of Confirmation ⓘ administration of Holy Orders ⓘ celebration of Matrimony ⓘ various blessings ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Masses for the Dead ⓘ Masses of the Proper of Saints ⓘ Votive Masses ⓘ
hasComponent	collect ⓘ prayer after Communion ⓘ prayer over the offerings ⓘ proper prayers ⓘ proper prefaces ⓘ specific readings ⓘ
hasLiturgicalColor	other colors according to rite ⓘ red ⓘ violet ⓘ white ⓘ
hasPurpose	celebration of sacramentals ⓘ celebration of sacraments ⓘ pastoral needs ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ vernacular languages ⓘ
mayReplace	Mass of the day ⓘ
notPermittedOn	All Souls’ Day ⓘ Solemnities ⓘ linked to: Solemnity Sundays of Advent ⓘ Sundays of Easter ⓘ Sundays of Lent ⓘ days of the Easter Triduum ⓘ
partOf	Roman Missal ⓘ linked to: Missale Romanum Roman Rite ⓘ
regulatedBy	Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983) General Instruction of the Roman Missal ⓘ particular liturgical rubrics ⓘ
requires	actual celebration of the related rite ⓘ pastoral reason ⓘ
subjectTo	liturgical calendar norms ⓘ ranking of liturgical days ⓘ
usedIn	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Divine Worship liturgical form → hasComponent → Ritual Masses ⓘ

Divine Worship liturgical form → hasComponent → Votive Masses ⓘ

linked to: Ritual Masses

Ritual Masses → categoryIn → Masses for Various Needs and Occasions ⓘ