[Father Anthony]

Many thanks for re-posting my old article on the Use of Sarum. Many attempts have been made to restore it, but nothing has remained. Pity. Perhaps someone could consider publishing usable liturgical books in Latin.

We'll have to keep tuned in to the Reform of the Reform.

Fr. Anthony Chadwick

[dangus]

I read several paragraphs, and didn't see what the Use of Sarum was, what the benefits was, or what problem it would help.

[pravknight]

I have enjoyed reading your thoughtful articles for years.

[Claud]

In many respects, the Prayer Book of 1549 went in the right direction, but it did away with the venerable Roman Canon and many ritual aspects that would have done better to be retained. An Anglican liturgy based on Sarum would do a great deal to reunite the Prayer Book tradition and English spirituality with mainstream Catholicism without going the Tridentine Counter Reformation way - or the way of the present modern rites.

I enjoyed reading your article immensely, Father.

Do you have any comments regarding the present Anglican Use and what part it could play in this regard? Especially since Rite I has restored the Roman Canon in entirety.

[AnAmericanMother]

Thanks, Father, for an interesting article.

Our former Episcopal (USA) parish claimed to be using some parts of the Sarum Rite (liturgical colors, mostly.) But given the circumstances (the rector had no Latin or Greek - I do read them, albeit with a crib) I wonder about the accuracy of that claim.

No matter, we're safely home in a nice conservative and orthodox parish, and so relieved about the general absence of heresy and such nonsense in this neighborhood that we don't miss our former church a bit.

But we are pleased with what we have seen so far of the Reform of the Reform. The changes seem to be bringing the English more into line with the Latin. And if one was brought up on the beautifully polished phrases of Cranmer et al., parts of the liturgy as it currently stands are a bit . . . jarring. Not that I am complaining, mind you -- aesthetics are the reason that our family stayed far too long in the lunacy that is currently ECUSA. A stupid reason.