Tag Archives: Sarum

Museum Christianity?

I have no desire to speculate on the ins and outs of western Christians who decide to embrace Orthodoxy. Many do and find happiness in the eastern liturgical and spiritual tradition, especially with the Russians, a half-way house between Byzantium … Continue reading →

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Using the Sarum Liturgy

Here is just about everything I have written on this subject. As you reach the bottom of the page, you will find the link to “older posts”. I am quite intrigued to read about people who “love the Sarum liturgy” … Continue reading →

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Henrician Anglicanism

Given some postings elsewhere on the blogosphere, I might have given the impression that I was advocating that the state of affairs in the ACC does or should resemble the Church of England under the reign of Henry VIII. One … Continue reading →

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The ACC as a Henrician Church

I have just found these fascinating articles dating from 2010 in Retro Church, a blog which is full of resources. * * * More From Archbishop Haverland on ACC Formularies [I won’t reproduce the comments, which can be read by … Continue reading →

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Sarum Revival

It’s an incredible “sticky” subject, and it seems to be best to teach by example rather than arguing it out. Back in 2010 and earlier, I speculated about such an idea being possible, not as something to be universally imposed … Continue reading →

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Sepulto Domino

The Easter Sepulcre * * * Estimatus sum  cum descendentibus in lacum. Factus sum sicut homo sine adjutorio, inter mortuos liber. ℣. Posuerunt me in lacu inferiori, in tenebrosis et in umbra mortis. ℟. Factus sum sicut homo sine adjutorio, … Continue reading →

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Maundy Thursday Mass

Secular life is often parsimonious with the liturgy during the week. Here in France, school holidays no longer correspond with Easter but fixed dates in the spring time according to the region. Necessity brought me to celebrate the Maundy Thursday … Continue reading →

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Sarum Triduum

I publish this old posting I put on The Anglo-Catholic three years ago, just in case anyone is doing Sarum this year and needs information. * * * Here are some of Fr. Sean Finnegan’s posts from his blog, Valle … Continue reading →

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The Easter Sepulcre

The Easter Sepulcre Ceremony This valuable page needs to be seen. The Easter Sepulcre in the Sarum Use and other medieval rites is not the same thing as the Altar of Repose in the Roman rite. It is unclear in … Continue reading →

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Washing of the Altar on Maundy Thursday

In the Use of Sarum, after the stripping of the altar on Maundy Thursday, we wash the altars with wine and water. There is an old article on this subject by Shawn Tribe in The New Liturgical Movement, which I reproduce … Continue reading →

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