S.C. -- Sacra Congregatio ("Sacred Congregation")
Rit. -- Ritus ("Rite", "Rites")
The Sacred Congregation of Rites was a congregation of the Roman Curia, erected on January 22, 1588 by Pope Sixtus V and dissolved by Pope Paul VI on May 8, 1969.
The Congregation was charged with the supervision of the liturgy and other sacraments, and with the process of canonization of saints. With the reforms of Paul VI, it was divided into the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and the Congregation for Divine Worship.
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For ecclesiastical legislation, one must follow the
"Acta Apostolicæ Sedis", a monthly official bulletin published in Rome;
the promulgation of laws authentic interpretations, decisions and rescripts of the Roman Curia
is now effected ipso facto by publication in this periodical.
For past decisions the various decreta authentica
of different Roman Congregations must be consulted. Such are
"Thesaurus resolutionum Sacræ Congregationis Concilii", from 1718 (Rome);
"Decreta authentica Congregationis Sacrorum Rituum" (Rome, 1898);
"Decreta authentica sacræ Congregationis Indulgentiis Sacrisque Reliquiis Præpositæ", from 1668 to 1882 (Ratisbon);
Pallottini, "Collectio omnium decretorum Sacræ Congregationis Concilii" (Rome, 1868);
Bizarri , "Collectanea Sacræ Congregationis Episcoporum et Regularium" (Rome, 1863, 1885);
"Collectanea Sacræ Congregationis de Propaganda Fide" (Rome, 1893, 1907).
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