The Use of Sarum (or Use of Salisbury, also known as the Sarum Rite) is the liturgical use of the Latin rites developed at Salisbury Cathedral and used from the late eleventh century until the English Reformation. [1]

The Sarum Rite was a variant of the Roman Rite which was used in the British Isles before the schism of Church of England and the Catholic Church.

The Sarum Rite was the liturgical form used in most of the English Church prior to the introduction of the first Book of Common Prayer in 1549. Like most of the liturgies of the Church at that …

— O God, to whom every heart is open and every desire known, and whom no secret escapes, purify by the infusion of the Holy Spirit the thoughts of our heart; that we may merit perfectly to …

The private prayers of the celebrant before and after receiving communion were different from those of the Roman rite, the Ave in aeternum before each kind being especially beautiful and peculiar to Sarum:

Little needs to be said in introducing such a work as the Translation of the DivineLiturgy according to the Sauum Use to English Churchmen.

"Sarum Rite," or "Use of Sarum," refers to the body of liturgical ritual, text, and music used at the Cathedral of Salisbury, in southern England, in the later Middle Ages.

The Sarum Missal THE MASS ACCORDING TO THE USE OF SARUM. When mass is about to be said, while the priest puts on the sacred vestments, let him say the hymn; Creator Spirit, come. etc. V. Send forth thy Spirit. R. And thou wilt renew the face of the earth.

Sarum Rite (more accurately SARUM USE), the manner of regulating the details of the Roman Liturgy that obtained in pre- Reformation times in the south of England and was thence propagated over the greater part of Scotland and of Ireland.

This Topical Guide contains articles that explain and discuss various issues in the Sarum liturgy. Entries are listed alphabetically. Entries Antiphons Apostles and Evangelists Bells Blessing of Salt and Water Candles Chapters Churches, Cathedrals, Dioceses, Colleges, Chapels Classification of Feasts, Sundays, Ferias, Octaves, Vigils, and ...