Parisian Rite in 1705

I hope you will forgive me for sending you more material about French liturgical usage, which may seem at first sight to have nothing to do with Anglicanism, but it does. The English Church since the Norman Conquest is largely rooted in the culture of Normandy and the French variations of the old Roman Sacramentaries. Here is an engraving from 1705 of Pontifical Mass in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris.

Parisianrite1705 Parisian Rite in 1705

Click here for a larger version. You will also see two photos of the same rite celebrated near Versailles in 2001.

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About Fr. Anthony Chadwick

Father Anthony Chadwick was born in the north of England into an Anglican family. He was educated in one of the Church of England’s most well-known schools, St. Peter’s in York, at which he was nurtured in the Anglican musical tradition. After several years studying and working in London he studied theology at university level in Switzerland, Italy and France. Still living in France, he has been a priest of the Traditional Anglican Communion (under Archbishop Hepworth) since 2005. Fr. Chadwick is charged with chaplaincy work among dispersed Anglicans in the north of France, is married and lives in Normandy. His interests outside the Church and directly religious matters include classical music, DIY and sailing. As a non-stipendiary priest, he earns his living as a technical translator.

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