Canon 28

1. A rite is the liturgical, theological, spiritual and

disciplinary patrimony, culture and circumstances of history of a

distinct people, by which its own manner of living the faith is

manifested in each Church sui iuris. 2. The rites treated in

this code, unless otherwise stated, are those which arise from

the Alexandrian, Antiochene, Armenian, Chaldean and Constantinopolitan traditions.