Ambrosian Rite

The Ambrosian rite is a liturgical rite of the Latin Church and in the greater part of the ecclesiastical province of Milan, still used today in some adjacent areas and in about fifty parishes of the Diocese of Lugano ( Switzerland ) next to the Roman rite. In the course of the liturgical reform of 2nd Vatican Council, the associated liturgical books have been renewed under the authority of the Archbishop of Milan. The liturgy is celebrated today in Latin or in Italian.

The Ambrosian rite is attributed to the St. Ambrose, with whom he was associated but not until the 8th century. It is believed that most of the texts of Ambrose come. In particular, in the Carolingian period, the rite was adapted its Roman counterpart, but he was able to maintain numerous quirks, even after the Council of Trent, as Charles Borromeo encouraged the adaptation. His own imprint shows, among other things in the Euchologie (numerous prefaces ), singing ( Ambrosian chant ), in the reading of procedure, and in Textgut and ritual features that Milan has taken under oriental influence or through its exchange relations with Gaul. In Germany the study of historical Ambrosian liturgy has found a center in the Benedictine Khajuraho.

Differences from the Roman Rite

  • The season of Advent begins on the first Sunday after St. Martin's Day ( November 11th), so therefore has six Sundays of Advent.
  • Lent does not begin until the Sunday after Ash Wednesday.
  • The liturgical color of Lent is black for weekdays and dark purple ( morello ) for the Sundays, the liturgical color for Holy Week is red, for the Easter weekend white and green for the rest of the Easter season.
  • Some differences in the fair: A part of the offertory will be held at the beginning of the fair.
  • When Kyrie Kyrie eleison always say the invocation ( " Lord, have mercy !"), Never Christe eleison ("Christ, have mercy ").
  • There are always three readings, even on weekdays ( like Sunday in the Roman Liturgy Old Testament and New Testament reading and the Gospel )
  • Before reading get the Lektor from the Priest celebrant 's blessing as in the Roman Rite, the deacon before the proclamation of the Gospel.
  • The sign of peace is exchanged after the Liturgy of the Word, so the beginning of the Eucharistic celebration.
  • The Creed follows the offertory.
  • The breaking of bread takes place before the Lord's Prayer.
  • The vocals for the breaking of bread, which is always the Agnus Dei is in the Roman Rite, is part of the proprium, so it has for each day a different text. The Agnus Dei is sung in the funeral mass ( Requiem).

Church Political Relevance

The great church -political significance of Ambrosian rite is often overlooked. Especially in the high Middle Ages, it legitimized the self-conscious differentiation from the Roman attempts to bring the Archdiocese of Milan under the papal supremacy. From Ambrose tradition, a special role is repeated also derived equivalence of the Archdiocese of Milan against Rome in the sources of the early and high Middle Ages mostly. For the religious foundation of the sometimes haughty Milan localism it's up to the present time of importance, are subject to a loss of meaning even if here in the last few decades.

Liturgical Books

  • P. Cagin: Codex sacramentorum Bergamensis; Solesmes, 1900
  • M. Magistretti: manuals Ambrosianum ex codice SAEC. XI olim in unsum canonicae Vallis Travaliae in duas partes distinctum; Milan, 1904
  • M. Magistretti: Pontificale in usum Ecclesiae Mediolanensis necnon Ordines Ambrosiani ex codicibus SAEC. IX- XV; Milan, 1897
  • A. Ratti, M. Magistretti: Missal Ambrosianum duplex; Milan, 1913
  • Missal Ambrosianum iuxta ritum sanctae ecclesiae mediolanensis ex Decreto sacrosancto Oecumenici concilii Vaticano II instauratum; auctoritate Ioannis Colombo sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae presbyter cardinalis archiepiscopi mediolanensis promulgatum; Milan, 1981
  • Missal Ambrosiano secondo il rito della santa Chiese di Milano. Riformato a norma del Concilio Vaticano II dei decree Promulgato dal Signor Cardinale Giovanni Colombo, Arcivescovo di Milano; Milan, 1976
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