Rite (Christianity)

For liturgical rites such as the Roman and Byzantine Rites, see Ritual family.
This Lutheran pastor administers the rite of confirmation on youth confirmands after instructing them in Luther's Small Catechism.

In Christianity, a rite can refer to a sacred ceremony (such as anointing of the sick), which may or may not carry the status of a sacrament depending on the Christian denomination (in Roman Catholicism, anointing of the sick is a sacrament while in Lutheranism it is not). This use of rite is distinct from reference to liturgical ritual families such as the Byzantine and Latin liturgical rites.