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1.  Pontifical Mass with Ordination Service, July 10, 2011, RWRV, Putnam Valley, New York (Bp. Jerome)

2.  Midnight Mass, Pascha 2011  (at Holy Incarnation Orthodox Church, Antiochian, Detroit, Michigan)

3.  Antiochian Western Rite Mass  (at St. George Church, Lawrence, MA, the Very Rev. Edward Hughes)

4Promotional Video for St. Paul's Antiochian Orthodox Church    Houston, Texas

5.   Palm Sunday 2005, St. Andrew's, AWRV, Eustis, Florida

6 Sarum Mass Photos  (Roman Catholic, not Orthodox), Merton College, Oxford, 1990s

7Sarum Mass Video  (Roman Catholic, not Orthodox), Merton, Oxford, complete Purification Mass

8Sarum Wedding Video  (Sarum wedding, in an Old Calendarist church)

9.  Pictures of the ROCOR Mission of St. Thomas in Mindanao, Philippines:

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10 Sarum Mass in Photos   Fr. Aidan (Keller), Sept. 2004, St. Mary's, Austin, Texas

The priest celebrating, Fr. Aidan, is now a Hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.  Assisting Priest, Fr. Seraphim Gockley (now of the GOA); Precentor, Fr. Anthony (Pearson; now of the OCA); Subdeacon & Thurifer, Michael Widener (now of the OCA); Acolyte, Henry Widener; tower bells, Edward Vandivort (Edward reposed as a member of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad). Footage was shot in a Milan Synod church. The congregation was disbanded by its bishop in 2007 and the remaining parishioners directed, by him, to join the Antiochian jurisdiction.  

  Before the service, during Third Hour

  Monk chanting Third Hour; a Priest stands in chancel

  Priest blessing the waters (this is done every Sun. in old Roman rite)

  Priest enters chancel with newly blessed holy water

  Priest sprinkles the altar, representing Jesus Christ's Baptism

  The altar is sprinkled on 4 sides, making a cross

  Sprinkling on east side of altar

  Priest sprinkles the altar on the north side

  Priest leaves chancel to sprinkle the people; choir: "Asperges me"

  Priest sprinkles the people, reminding them of their baptism

  The procession begins (done every Sunday in older forms of the Roman rite)

  Procession behind altar, down south aisle (a chant to the Trinity is sung)

  Procession from west door down centre of the church to the rood

  Antiphon to the Cross, "Salva nos," is sung at the rood

  Bidding Prayers are sung facing west to the people

  Last Bidding Prayer, glorifying Christ's Two Natures, is sung eastward

  Priest re-enters the chancel; choir sings an antiphon

  Priest ends procession with the day's collect, behind roodscreen

Part II: The Mass begins.