It is widely used by a number of Christian denominations for both liturgical and catechetical purposes , most visibly by liturgical Churches of Western tradition , including the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church , Lutheranism , the Anglican Communion , and Western Orthodoxy . It is widely used by a number of Christian denominations for both liturgical and catechetical purposes , most visibly by liturgical Churches of Western tradition , including the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church , Lutheranism , the Anglican Communion , and Western Orthodoxy .