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Tag Archives: ad orientem
An “ad orientem” learning experience
From a reader: My grandmother lives in a small town here in NJ that still has a Memorial Day ceremony and parade every year. Yesterday, I noticed that when the young woman came up to sing the National Anthem, she … Read More →
QUAERITUR: two-sided Crucifix for Mass “facing the people”
From a reader: Our parish priest, who says the NO in the parish church and the EF in another church in the parish , came up with this idea. For the Mass in English he places a crucifix on the … Read More →
Msgr. Guido Marini on liturgical issues: the “Benedictine arrangement”
Again, I am pleased to link you to the site of NLM which posted the full text of a presentation by the papal MC Msgr. Guido Marini delivered to the wonderful clergy conference for the Year of the Priest which … Read More →
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Ad orientem… so needed, so right
The Holy Father once again celebrates ad orientem for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. What I think is important here is not only the image, nice as it is, but also the fact that there was no … Read More →
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Turn by turn: Benedict XVI ad orientem versus
The Holy Father celebrated Holy Mass with members of the Pontifical Theological Commission. Mass was in the Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. Mass was ad orientem, at an altar which can be used from either side. Since this was … Read More →
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Catholic Herald front and center on “Reform of the Reform”
The Catholic Herald, the best Catholic weekly in the UK, has a front page piece on the Reform of the Reform of the Church’s liturgy. It is penned by the wonderfully persistent Anna Arco. My emphases and comments. Vatican seeks … Read More →
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Westminster Cathedral’s main altar
From the blog Holy Smoke by Damian Thompson: The big free-standing altar [read: "picnic table"] that cluttered up the sanctuary of Westminster Cathedral has gone for good, it seems – with the full approval of Archbishop Vincent Nichols, who is … Read More →
QUAERITUR: when to turn to the people when saying Mass “ad orientem”
From a priest reader: I have been working towards implementing some liturgical changes here, to include ad orientem since my sanctuary allows for adjusting the altar’s location to accommodate it. What I am looking for is some rubrical aid. At … Read More →
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A CALL TO PRIESTS who implemented ad orientem worship
Here is a call to priests who have implemented ad orientem worship in their parishes. The renowned liturgical scholar Fr. Klaus Gamber – who influenced also the liturgical theology of Joseph Ratzinger – thought that perhaps more than any other … Read More →
What does GIRM 299 really say?
For those with too little time to read at length, let me give you a blunt summary: For decades the liturgical establishment has operated as if the Council required the abolition of Latin and the ripping out of versus Deum … Read More →
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