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Tag Archives: ad orientem
23 December 2011
QUAERITUR: What to do about altars with huge Nativity scenes in front of them?
From a priest:
As I prepare to take some time away from the during Christmastide, it occurs to me that all of the altars in my home town will have large, practically immovable, Nativity scenes in front of them.
I intend to … Continue reading →
5 December 2011
10 November 2011
Why we need more “ad orientem” worship: “we cannot serve this world with a kind of banal officiousness”
Perpend:
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations …” (Mt. 28:19). But the dynamism of this mission, this openness and breadth of the Gospel, cannot be revised to read: “Go into the world and become the world yourselves!” Go into … Continue reading →
7 November 2011
GIRM 299 and the old, uncorrected translation
From a reader:
I’ve seen your posts in the past regarding the mistranslation of the Institutio Generalis 299, from which many argue that Holy Mass facing the people is desirable. [GIRM 299 actually says that what is desirable, when possible, is … Continue reading →
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Tagged ad orientem, General Institution of the Roman Missal, GIRM 299, versus populum
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26 Comments
31 October 2011
QUAERITUR: Praying “ad orientem” as a family in the home
From a reader:
Since I have found your blog, I have read it with much interest. You
recently had a post regarding “ad orientem” at Mass. What would be
“proper”/traditional way to have a catholic family pray. We often pray in a circle but … Continue reading →
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Our Catholic Identity
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Tagged ad orientem, domestic Church, family home
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22 Comments
30 October 2011
Bp. Slattery: great comments on TLM, Latin, “ad orientem” worship
Several people wrote about this via email and I also saw it posted by the ever-alert folks at Rorate. You will recall the outstanding Bp. Edward Slattery of Tulsa, about whom we have written before. Bp. Slattery stepped in at … Continue reading →
23 October 2011
Bp. Sample on “ad orientem” worship
His Excellency Most Rev. Alex Sample of Bishop of Marquette. ‘Nough said.
WDTPRS kudos to Bp. Alex Sample.
Technorati Tags: ad orientem, Bp. Sample, D. Marquette
Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham likely to have Masses “ad orientem”
This was reported on the site of The Bitter Pill (aka The Tablet).
Priests to face east at ordinariate Masses
21 October 2011
Masses celebrated by priests in the ordinariate are likely to be ad orientem, according to one of its leaders. While … Continue reading →
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Tagged ad orientem, Msgr. Andrew Burnham, Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, The Bitter Pill, The Tablet
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5 Comments
10 September 2011
Accidently praying together, or, reason #7873 for Summorum Pontificum
Amy Welborn had a very interesting entry at her blog, Charlotte Was Both. She writes about a Mass she attended which wound up with the priest as the focus. Here I jump into the middle of her post with my … Continue reading →
15 August 2011
A priest friend… EXPERIMENTING with Mass … oh… oh… oh….!
From Fr. Martin Fox of Bonfire of the Vanities:
My Experimental ‘Spirit of Vatican II’ Liturgy
Tonight, I did an experiment with the liturgy, in the (true) spirit of Vatican II.
For the Solemnity of the Assumption, we had the schola present; we … Continue reading →
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Mail from priests
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Tagged ad orientem, Bonfire of the Vanities, Fr. Martin Fox, Novus Ordo
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13 Comments
7 August 2011
On the matter of “ad orientem” worship
Over a Southern Orders (you may remember their problem with rats) there is an excerpt from an article by my friend Fr. Uwe Michael Lang, CO, who presently works for the CDW in Rome. Fr. Lang has been contributing good … Continue reading →
1 July 2011
QUAERITUR: Pastor threatened by bishop after making liturgical changes
From a reader:
We were very recently assigned a new priest, and he has only finished his second week at our church. He wanted to make some changes that would put us more in line with the new liturgical movement.
These changes … Continue reading →
25 June 2011
QUAERITUR: A priest must defend “ad orientem” for the Novus Ordo
From a priest starting ad orientem worship in his parish. Heavily edited:
… [The dean] supports my decision for ad orientem in the Novus Ordo this weekend. It will be in English. He warned me that the bishop will give me … Continue reading →
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity
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Tagged ad orientem, GIRM 299, versus populum
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25 Comments
24 June 2011
Re-orienting a church
For your Brick By Brick file from the Mercury News, with my emphases and comments.
Developer renovates Pittsburg [California] Catholic church
By Rick Radin
PITTSBURG — A 41-year-old Catholic church that was showing its age has a new look thanks to its most … Continue reading →
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick
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Tagged ad orientem, reconstruction
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32 Comments
5 June 2011
New, Corrected Translation won’t be enough
Over at Vultus Christi Fr. Mark Kirby, OSB, is, with my editing, emphases (mostly) and comments…
Pondering
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Mass Facing the People: The Single Greatest Obstacle to the Reform [That is what the great liturgist Klaus Gamber thought. Turning altars around was … Continue reading →
