- For devotions in the Eastern Catholic Churches, refer to the articles on the individual Churches or the corresponding Orthodox Churches.
Roman Catholic devotions are "external practices of piety" which are not part of ("external" to) the official liturgy of the Catholic Church but are part of the spiritual practices of Catholics. Catholic devotions are not part of liturgical worship, even if they are performed in a Catholic church, in a group, or in the presence of (or even led by) a priest. The
Congregation for Divine Worship at the Vatican publishes a
Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy.
