The Anglican Use is an adaptation or usage of the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church that is used by some formerly Anglican ecclesial communities that have reconciled with the Roman Catholic Church. Local Anglican (or Episcopalian) communities that reconciled communally with the Roman Catholic Church were permitted to retain certain differences of liturgy reflecting the Book of Common Prayer that did not conflict with Catholic doctrine.

The adapted liturgy of the Anglican Use is contained in the Book of Divine Worship. In addition to the adapted liturgy, an additional Pastoral Provision allowed Anglican and some other protestant clergy who joined the Catholic Church to be ordained Catholic priests despite having been married. The permission to celebrate the Anglican Use and the Pastoral Provision are not neccesarily linked.

The Anglican Use is not to be confused with the Anglican Communion itself, whose member churches do not accept the authority of the Roman Church and are not in full communion with it.

External Links

• Unitatis Redintegratio, Decree from Second Vatican Council
• Document establishing the Anglican Use, July 22, 1980
• A Place Has Been Prepared: "Anglican Use" Catholic Parishes (article)
• Our Lady of the Atonement (Anglican Use) Catholic Church
• An Anglican Use parish
• The Text of the Anglican Use (Walsingham) Mass