An Ordo is a document on the Source & Summit Digital Platform where you can prepare all of the parts of a liturgical celebration. Create your first Ordo to prepare liturgies, access content libraries, edit music, and more.
The information in this article applies to all Source & Summit customers.
What is an Ordo?
From the Latin word for “Order”, the term “ordo” comes from the Church's earliest liturgical books that contained all elements, directions, and the order of particular liturgical celebrations.
In Source & Summit, an Ordo is a selection of prayers, readings, and/or music prepared for a specific liturgical celebration or event.
Creating your first Ordo
Log in to app.sourceandsummit.com.
→ This will bring you to your home dashboard.
Click + Create Ordo at the top of your screen.
Click the calendar icon to choose your celebration date.
→ The feast(s) of the day will automatically populate in the Search Liturgies field. If you don’t know the celebration date, you can type of the name of the celebration in the Search liturgies field.Select the liturgy you would like to prepare.
→ Some days will include multiple options. Read these titles carefully and click the one you’d like to prepare.
Review the Ordo Title.
→ The Ordo Title will fill in automatically using the feast name from the Roman Missal. You can edit the title or add a subtitle if you’d like.
Click Create Ordo.
→ Now you’re ready to start preparing your first liturgy! Source & Summit has already filled your Ordo with the liturgical texts that belong to the liturgy, saving you time.
💡 Tip
Use templates to customize the default settings and save time creating Ordos. Go to Using templates to learn more.