The Rites of the Catholic Church are different divisions of the Church specifically geared to different cultures and languages. Each rite shares the same sacraments and apostolic origin, but differ in their external form. The different rites in the Catholic Church are the Alexandrian Rite, the Antiochene Rite, the Armenian Rite, the Byzantine Rite, and the Chaldean Rite. Each Rite changes the Liturgy and prayers to best suit the culture and language of the people in the specific Region. The Alexandrian Rite came out of Egypt and languages included are Coptic, Arabic, and Ge'ez. The Antiochene Rite was named after the ancient city of Antioch and services the languages of Syriac and Arabic. The Armenian Rite can be traced back to the apostles and Armenian is it's liturgical language. The Byzantine Rite was founded in Constantinople and is used widely in the Eastern Churches. It includes the Albanian, Belorussian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Melkite, Romanian, Russian, Ruthenian, Slovak, and Ukrainian Churches. Finally The Chaldean Rite is located in the Middle East and India, and its liturgical languages are Syriac, Arabic, and Malayalam. The Church takes great care to specialize the liturgy to a specific culture so that it may resonate with them.
The Church follows its call to holiness by specializing the mass. It allows every person in the Church to understand the message and it can hold a special meaning in their hearts. As members we can follow our call to holiness by listening in the pews, understanding the message, and spread it to others.
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