Sarum Vespers at Princeton

The New Liturgical Movement has an illustrated account of the celebration last March of the Solemn First Vespers of the Feast of St Chad according to the Sarum Use at the chapel of Princeton University. The article is very good at detailing and explaining the ceremonial that was involved - more complex than an Anglican cathedral Evensong or even Solemn Vespers at the London Oratory…

The account can be seen at Another Sarum Vespers Described, by James Griffin

The service attracted a large congregation and there is clearly the enthusiasm to do more. Interesting thought that the Use of Sarum could be the New liturgical movement of the twenty first century…One can but hope.

May St Osmund pray for the revival of the Use of Sarum