Tag Archives: Sarum Use

Our Lady's Saturday According to the Sarum Missal

The liturgical dedication of Saturday to Our Lady appears to have originated with Blessed Alcuin of York (735-804), an educator, scholar, theologian, and official at the court of Charlemagne, who composed unique votive masses for the several days of the … Continue reading

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The Cranmer Conference

Andrew Dunning, a student at the University of Toronto and a reader of The Anglo-Catholic, has written asking us to advertise an upcoming conference dedicated to the exploration of the Anglican Patrimony and targeted at young adults between the ages … Continue reading

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A Few Words about My Place Here

Of late, I have been quite dismayed about the quantities of polemical comments to my postings, and wondered if I were not doing the wrong thing or frightening people away by being too forceful. One issue we face is that … Continue reading

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A Proposed Revision of the Anglican Use Mass

This rite of Mass is based on the existing order in the Book of Divine Worship. The methodology is simple: the parts introduced from the modern Roman rite are removed and replaced with the equivalent parts of the Sarum ordinary. … Continue reading

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Unity from Diversity

Once in a while, a comment comes in that really causes progress to be made in our thought and a healthy basis for our future Ordinariates. The comment in question is that of Michael LaRue on Gimme That Ol’ Time … Continue reading

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Gimme That Ol' Time Religion

“‘Almost persuaded’ now to believe,” says the Gospel song, and that’s how I’m feeling about the discussion taking place about the Sarum Use.  Of course, the hymn deals with matters of faith, whereas my being “almost persuaded” only has to … Continue reading

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Four Liturgical Forms

Fr. Hunwicke has authored this piece as part of the joint discussion between The New Liturgical Movement and The Anglo-Catholic regarding the future of Anglican liturgy in the personal ordinariates to be erected under Anglicanorum Coetibus. I would observe that … Continue reading

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Sarum: Answers to a Few Difficulties

At the risk of seeming to flog a dead horse, I thought it would be a good idea to answer a few misconceptions based on the content of some of the comments to my previous posting on The Anglo-Catholic and … Continue reading

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The Use of Sarum Explained

As some of our newer readers may be unfamiliar with the Use of Sarum and unsure what it is, this text by Canon J. Robert Wright is reproduced from http://anglicansociety.org/corner/sarum_use.html. Some of what Canon Wright says is inaccurate. For example, … Continue reading

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The Future Liturgy of an Anglican Ordinariate: Why not Sarum?

There has been discussion for quite some time about what form the liturgy would take in the future Anglican-Catholic Ordinariates. I am indeed heartened by reading Bishop Peter Elliott’s ideas as he expressed them on this subject: Considering its history … Continue reading

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Sarum Triduum

Here are some of Fr. Sean Finnegan's posts from his blog, Valle Adurni, from last year on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday in the Use of Salisbury, or Sarum. Sarum Maundy Thursday Sarum Good Friday Sarum Holy Saturday … Continue reading

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Sarum Good Friday

If you wish to use this text, simply copy and paste it into Microsoft Publisher or any other DTP programme and make it into a little booklet. * * * After None, let the Priest go to the Altar, in … Continue reading

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Sarum Maundy Thursday

I have not included the rite for the Maundy, which is separate from the Mass. I have also not included the Ordinary of Mass (viz. prayers at the foot of the altar, etc.) before the Offertory. This is the Pearson … Continue reading

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Lenten Array Revisited and Passiontide Veiling

We have already written articles on The Anglo-Catholic about Lenten Array in the English Use, and here are the links: Lenten Array Percy Dearmer on the Lenten Array For those following Roman usage, in which the crosses and statues are … Continue reading

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Sarum Code

The story is doing the rounds that a wall memorial in Salisbury Cathedral had been removed for cleaning or repairs, or something of the like. Experts in medieval texts are invited to interpret the fragments of writing on the wall, … Continue reading

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