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General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third typical edition

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General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third typical edition." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal-third-typical-edition.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third typical edition. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal-third-typical-edition

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third typical edition},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal-third-typical-edition},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal is the Catholic Church's own liturgical instruction, issued by its Congregation for Divine Worship, and this record holds it as a custodian source for exactly that reason: it sets out the vestments proper to each order and the liturgical colors of the church year in the church's own governing voice. It is authoritative for what the Church directs its own rite to require, checkable against the document itself, not for how uniformly a given parish actually follows that instruction in practice. Use it to establish the Church's own stated liturgical requirement for vestments or seasonal color; a claim about actual local practice needs a separate observational source.

Facts

Citation

Author

Congregation for Divine Worship

Publisher

Congregation for Divine Worship

Publication Year

2002

URL

https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal

Source Type

primary-text

Assessment

Reliability Tier

The Catholic Church's own liturgical instruction, issued by its Congregation for Divine Worship and held as a custodian source; authoritative for what the church directs its own rite to require, not for how uniformly a given parish actually follows it.

Notes

Sets out the vestments proper to each order and the colours of the liturgical year.

Custodian

Custodian Source

Yes

Custodian Body

Congregation for Divine Worship

Custodian Basis

The Catholic Church own liturgical instruction. Authoritative for how the Church directs its own rite to be celebrated.

Claims Backed By This Source (150 claims)

This source backs 150 claims across the atlas. As facts: 65 well-attested. As cited relationships: 51 holds, 1 connected. Plus 33 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 21 claims: 10 well-attested, 5 holds, 6 general references.
Denominations, 20 claims: 19 holds, 1 general references.
Colors, 18 claims: 11 holds, 7 general references.
Practices, 14 claims: 9 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
Holidays & Festivals, 13 claims: 10 well-attested, 3 general references.
Rituals, 13 claims: 2 well-attested, 6 holds, 5 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 11 claims: 11 well-attested.
Articles, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 general references.
Religious Dress & Vestments, 8 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 3 general references.
Observance Rules, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Prayers, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.