Sarum ritual Sarum Rite

illustration manuscript on sarum rite, circa 1400

the ceremonies of sarum rite elaborate when compared not post-1969 roman rite mass, tridentine mass. mass of sundays , great feasts involved 4 sacred ministers: priest, deacon, subdeacon, , acolyte. customary them visit in procession altars of church , cense them, ending @ great rood screen, antiphons , collects sung. @ screen read bidding prayers, prayers in vernacular directing people pray various intentions. procession vested mass. (this vesting have taken place @ altar mass celebrated, since vestries , sacristies are, except in largest churches, largely modern introduction.)

some of prayers of mass unique, such priest s preparation prayers holy communion. ceremonies differ tridentine mass, though not unknown in other forms of western rite: offering of bread , wine (as in dominican , other rites) made 1 act. in addition, in common many monastic rites, after elevation celebrant stood arms outstretched in form of cross; particle put chalice after agnus dei. probable communion under 1 kind followed rinse of unconsecrated wine. first chapter of st john s gospel read while priest made way sacristy. 2 candles on altar customary, though others placed around , on rood screen. sarum missal calls low bow act of reverence, rather genuflection.

the sarum rite original basis of liturgy in anglican book of common prayer. evident in sequence of major propers sundays in advent, vary considerably used in roman tridentine rite. inspired counting of sundays after trinity rather pentecost.