A rite or ritual is an established, ceremonial, usually religious, act. Rites in this sense fall into three major categories:
Within Christianity, "rite" often refers to what is also called a sacrament or to the ceremonies associated with the sacraments. In Roman Catholicism, for example, the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is one of the three that are sometimes referred to as "the last rites", because they are administered to someone who was dying. The other two are Penance and Eucharist (administered as Viaticum in the case of a dying person). Since the Second Vatican Council, Anointing of the Sick is administered to those who are seriously ill but not necessarily in immediate danger of death.
Quarry is a novel by Ally Kennen published in February 2011. Until the delivery date, the book was planned to be called "Rites", but on 27 February 2010, the name was officially changed to "Quarry".
Scrappy, a 15-year-old boy, lives in a breaker's yard next to the motorway and is being sent crazy anonymous dares. Once he gets caught up in them, he finds he can't stop, no matter how much he wants to, and the last challenges send him to the very edge.
The novel was well received by reviewers.
Mal Peet, writing for The Guardian, praised "Kennen's narrative method"; stating that from the plot synopsis itself the novel may be seen to be "unremittingly bleak", however states that "the combination of point of view and pace urges the reader so swiftly on that there simply isn't time for the novel's Grand Guignol imagery to become ponderous"; concluding that "her grip on noir is as muscular as ever".Philip Womack, for The Daily Telegraph, found the novel to be "involving and scary" and called it an "ultra-modern story with a twist". The novel received a B rating from Wondrous Reads youth-fiction review website, with reviewer Jenny finding the novel to be a "fast-paced ... story of dares and boundaries". She found it to be "tense and genuinely chilling"; but did, however, state that while she found it to be "a refreshing read with a sinister twist", she further felt that "Quarry isn't for those of a nervous disposition!".
Rites was a Canadian magazine, published for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities in Canada from 1984 to 1992.
The magazine was published in Toronto, Ontario by Rites Publishing and was produced by a non-profit collective. Founding members of the Rites collective were Peter Birt, Romaine Brooks, Lyn Freese, Gary Kinsman, Anne Nixon, Heather Ramsay, and Doug Wilson. Many of the founding members had previously been associated with Pink Ink, a monthly national publication for lesbians and gay men of which five issues were published between July 1983 and January 1984.
Over its almost eight years of operation, additional Rites collective members included (in the order in which they joined): Mary Louise Adams, Stuart Blackley, Susan Wilkes, Scott Ferguson, Celest Natale, Doug Stewart, Ruthann Tucker, Robert Champagne, Becki Ross, Michael Nicholson, Shawn Syms, Mark Michaud, Anne Vespry, Rebecca Frank, Regan McClure, Lynn Iding and Rachael Aitcheson.
The Harder We Scream At This
Heart Fleshed By Integrity
Passed Onto The Dreaming Plains
Groaning We Rest Ourselves
The Harder We Scream At This
Heart Fleshed By Integrity
Passed Onto The Dreaming Plains
Groaning We Rest Ourselves
Without The Rites
Without The Pain
Without The Lies
The Malice And Without The Stains
Without The Rites
Without The Pain
Without The Lies
The Malice And Without The Stains
Walls
Standing With Pride
Built With Passion
Time Endured
Walls
Standing With Pride
Spend In Friendship
Bounded In Hate
Armies Strong As No Living Man
Flooding Landscapes On Knees And Hands
Screaming The Names Of Them Who Lead
The Battle For Individuality
The Battle For Individuality
The Battle For Integrity
The Battle For Individuality
The Battle For Integrity
But The Whaling Echoes Tell Us
That This Will Not Be In Vein
Our Heart Will Keep On Growing
Beyond The Borders Of This Domain
This Will Only Enrichen
Our Sense Of Right And Wrong
The Mind Is Set To Flourish
And Take Our Misery Down
Armies Strong As No Living Man
Flooding Landscapes On Knees And Hands
Screaming The Names Of Them Who Lead
The Battle For Individuality
The Rites Cleans Our Past Tense
The Rites Make Way Of Grief
The Rites Strengthen Our Will