Q. 1. What does "Code of Rubrics" mean?

A. 1. The Code of Rubrics is a three-part liturgical document that was made known by public declaration in 1960 under Pope John XXIII, which in the form of a legal code indicated the rules governing the celebration of the Roman Rite Mass and Divine Office.

The three parts of the Code of Rubrics are:

• The "General Rubrics." These are the rules concerning liturgical days such as Sundays, vigils, feasts, octaves, and matters such as the colour of the sacred vestments.

• The rubrics of the "Roman Breviary."

• The rubrics regarding the "Roman Missal."