Looking East to Jesus
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, August 24, 2009 2:00 PM
And now, to complete today’s “trinity” of Daily Blog entries about liturgy, here’s a recent article from Zenit, spotted by the sharp eyes of the Register’s associate editor, Tom Wehner:
Tulsa Bishop Explains Why He “Faces East”
Expresses Desire to Recover “Authentic” Worship
TULSA, Okla., AUG. 19, 2009 — The bishop of Tulsa explains his decision to celebrate Mass at the diocesan... READ MORE
Filed under ad orientem, bishop slattery, liturgy
Benedict’s Ad Orientem Mass
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 4:47 PM
As in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Sunday’s Mass of the Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel ad orientem.
The term means that during much of the Mass, the Pope faced toward the altar instead of towards the assembly.
We couldn’t find a video of this year’s Mass posted on the Internet, so we’ve embedded this video excerpt from the 2008 Mass instead in order to feature the ad... READ MORE
Filed under ad orientem, benedict xvi, liturgy
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