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Before the [[Council of Trent]] in the 1500s, the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe had a wide variety of rituals for the celebration of Mass. Although the essentials were the same, there were variations in prayers and practices from region to region or among the various religious orders.

Before the [[Council of Trent]] in the 1500s, the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe had a wide variety of rituals for the celebration of Mass. Although the essentials were the same, there were variations in prayers and practices from region to region or among the various religious orders.

When Pope Pius V made the Roman Missal mandatory, in general, for all Catholics of the Latin Rite, it permitted the continuance of other forms of celebrating Mass that had an antiquity of at least two centuries. The rite used by the Carthusians was one of these and still continues in use in a version revised in 1981.The text of the Carthusian Missal and the Order's other liturgical books is available at [http://www.chartreux.org/en/frame.html Carthusian Monks and Carthusian nuns] Apart from the new elements in this revision, it is substantially the rite of Grenoble in the twelfth century, with some admixture from other sources.[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03388a.htm The Carthusian Order] in [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]. The text of the former ''Ordo Missae'' of the Carthusian Missal is available at [http://ffyl.uncu.edu.ar/departamentos/filosofia/centros/cefim/Missale%20Carthussiense.pdf this site]. It is now the only formally observed rite of a religious order; but by virtue of the ''Ecclesia Dei'' indult (or "permitted exception") some individuals or small groups are authorized to use some other now defunct rites.

When Pope Pius V made the Roman Missal mandatory, in general, for all Catholics of the Latin Rite, it permitted the continuance of other forms of celebrating Mass that had an antiquity of at least two centuries. The rite used by the Carthusians was one of these and still continues in use in a version revised in 1981.The text of the Carthusian Missal and the Order's other liturgical books is available at [https://www.chartreux.org/en/frame.html Carthusian Monks and Carthusian nuns] Apart from the new elements in this revision, it is substantially the rite of Grenoble in the twelfth century, with some admixture from other sources.[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03388a.htm The Carthusian Order] in [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]. The text of the former ''Ordo Missae'' of the Carthusian Missal is available at [https://ffyl.uncu.edu.ar/departamentos/filosofia/centros/cefim/Missale%20Carthussiense.pdf this site]. It is now the only formally observed rite of a religious order; but by virtue of the ''Ecclesia Dei'' indult (or "permitted exception") some individuals or small groups are authorized to use some other now defunct rites.

A feature unique to Carthusian liturgical practice is that whereby the bishop bestows on Carthusian nuns, in the ceremony of their profession, a stole and a maniple. This is interpreted as a relic of the former rite of ordination of deaconesses.[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04651a.htm ''Deaconesses''] in [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]; [http://www.ewtn.com/library/LITURGY/AROSEBY.TXT A Rose By Any Other Name. The Ordination of Women to the Diaconate] by David L. Alexander. The nun is also invested with a crown and a ring. The nun wears these ornaments again only on the day of her monastic jubilee, and after her death on her bier. At Matins, if no priest is present, a nun assumes the stole and reads the Gospel, and although the chanting of the Epistle was, in the time of the Tridentine Mass, reserved to an ordained subdeacon, a consecrated nun sang the Epistle at their conventual Mass, though without wearing the maniple. Even before the rite of the consecration of virgins was made more widely available as part of the liturgical reforms undertaken after the [[Second Vatican Council]], Carthusian nuns retained this rite, administered by the diocesan bishop four years after the nun took her vows.[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03388a.htm ''The Carthusian Order''] in [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]

A feature unique to Carthusian liturgical practice is that whereby the bishop bestows on Carthusian nuns, in the ceremony of their profession, a stole and a maniple. This is interpreted as a relic of the former rite of ordination of deaconesses.[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04651a.htm ''Deaconesses''] in [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]; [https://www.ewtn.com/library/LITURGY/AROSEBY.TXT A Rose By Any Other Name. The Ordination of Women to the Diaconate] by David L. Alexander. The nun is also invested with a crown and a ring. The nun wears these ornaments again only on the day of her monastic jubilee, and after her death on her bier. At Matins, if no priest is present, a nun assumes the stole and reads the Gospel, and although the chanting of the Epistle was, in the time of the Tridentine Mass, reserved to an ordained subdeacon, a consecrated nun sang the Epistle at their conventual Mass, though without wearing the maniple. Even before the rite of the consecration of virgins was made more widely available as part of the liturgical reforms undertaken after the [[Second Vatican Council]], Carthusian nuns retained this rite, administered by the diocesan bishop four years after the nun took her vows.[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03388a.htm ''The Carthusian Order''] in [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]

{{Seven Sacraments}}

{{Seven Sacraments}}

== Locations of Monasteries ==

== Locations of Monasteries ==

Today, there are up to 24 Charterhouses located around the Globe. They can be found in [[Spain]],[[Brazil]], [[Portugal]], [[France]], [[USA]], [[Switzerland]], [[South Korea]], and [[Great Britain]]. One of them was recently built in [[Argentina]], the construction work having started in 1997.<ref>To view images of the Monasteries visit http://www.chartreux.org/en/frame.html </ref>

Today, there are up to 24 Charterhouses located around the Globe. They can be found in [[Spain]],[[Brazil]], [[Portugal]], [[France]], [[USA]], [[Switzerland]], [[South Korea]], and [[Great Britain]]. One of them was recently built in [[Argentina]], the construction work having started in 1997.<ref>To view images of the Monasteries visit https://www.chartreux.org/en/frame.html </ref>

==References==

==References==

#Deaconesses in Catholic Encyclopedia; A Rose By Any Other Name. The Ordination of Women to the Diaconate by David L. Alexander

#Deaconesses in Catholic Encyclopedia; A Rose By Any Other Name. The Ordination of Women to the Diaconate by David L. Alexander

#The Carthusian Order in Catholic Encyclopedia

#The Carthusian Order in Catholic Encyclopedia

#To view images of the Monasteries visit http://www.chartreux.org/en/frame.html

#To view images of the Monasteries visit https://www.chartreux.org/en/frame.html

== Further reading ==   

== Further reading ==   

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.chartreux.org Official website of the Carthusian order]

*[https://www.chartreux.org Official website of the Carthusian order]

* [[s:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/The Carthusian Order|Article]] from the [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]

* [[s:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/The Carthusian Order|Article]] from the [[Catholic Encyclopedia]]

*[http://www.parkminster.org.uk St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, England] - The largest charterhouse in Europe

*[https://www.parkminster.org.uk St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, England] - The largest charterhouse in Europe

* [http://www.certosini.info/immaginicertosine/index.php Serra San Bruno Charterhouse in Calabria, Italy]

* [https://www.certosini.info/immaginicertosine/index.php Serra San Bruno Charterhouse in Calabria, Italy]

*[http://monsite.wanadoo.fr/AnalectaCartusiana Analecta Cartusiana] - Oldest continuing series published on the Carthusian Order, founded in 1970

*[https://monsite.wanadoo.fr/AnalectaCartusiana Analecta Cartusiana] - Oldest continuing series published on the Carthusian Order, founded in 1970

*[http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/commentaries/quiettime.html "Into Great Silence" Documentary Film]

*[https://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/commentaries/quiettime.html "Into Great Silence" Documentary Film]

*[http://vivificat1.blogspot.com/2008/01/book-review-infinity-of-little-hours.html Book review of "An Infinity of Little Hours"] - from the Vivificat! blog.

*[https://vivificat1.blogspot.com/2008/01/book-review-infinity-of-little-hours.html Book review of "An Infinity of Little Hours"] - from the Vivificat! blog.

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