The Catholic Church has many variations on the liturgy, called "rites". These rites correspond to "liturgical families" who share the same seven sacraments, for example, but celebrate them differently. The most common rite found in Quebec is the Roman Rite, also known as the Latin Rite. It can be celebrated in two ways. The most frequent is the ordinary form, developed according to the 1970 reforms following the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). The extraordinary form is celebrated entirely in Latin, according to the liturgical books of 1962, just prior to Vatican II.

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