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Tag Archives: ad orientem
A writer’s first experience of Mass “ad orientem”
Matthew Warner has a piece in which he descibes participating at Mass ad orientem for the first time.
My emphases and comments.
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Not too long ago, however, I attended an Ordinary Form of the Mass where the priest was facing away from … Continue reading
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
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
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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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
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
Bp. Sample on “ad orientem” worship
His Excellency Most Rev. Alex Sample of Bishop of Marquette. ‘Nough said.
WDTPRS kudos to Bp. Alex Sample.
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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
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
