Customary (liturgy)

For other uses, see Custom.

A page from an English Carthusian customary manuscript, c. 1450–1549

A customary is a Christian liturgical book containing the adaptation of a ritual family and rite for a particular context, typically to local ecclesiastical customs and specific church buildings. A customary is generally synonymous to and sometimes constituent of a consuetudinary (Latin: consuetudinarius or consuetudinarium) that contains the totality of the consuetudines—ceremonial forms and regulations—used in the services and community practices of a particular monastery, religious order, or cathedrals. The distinctive qualities of medieval liturgical uses are often described within customaries.[1] In modern contexts, a customary may also be referred to as a custom book.[2]

  1. ^  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Consuetudinary". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 18.
  2. ^ Custom Book of Cloistered Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary (Revised ed.). Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary. 1950 – via Archive.org, Catholic Theological Union.