Looking to the East for Liturgical Peace
EDITORIAL: The Diocese of Duluth’s ‘ad orientem’ liturgical trial could serve as a guidepost for alleviating the tensions in the Church regarding celebration of the Mass in Latin.
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Minnesota Diocese Gives ‘Ad Orientem’ Worship a Shot
Unlike the Traditional Latin Mass, which refers to the form of the Roman Rite prior to the reforms of Vatican II, ad orientem is a posture that can be used in the celebration of the post-conciliar Mass.
It’s Time for a Renaissance of Excellence in Catholic Liturgy
COMMENTARY: Regaining our sense of the sacred is a most urgent problem the Catholic Church faces today.
7 Liturgical Lessons From King Charles’ Coronation
COMMENTARY: Although an Anglican liturgy, the solemn service May 6 featured facets Catholics can pay attention to.
Cincinnati Archbishop Restricts ‘Ad Orientem’ Mass Posture
Similar to the policy in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the Dec. 19 document from Archbishop Dennis Schnurr states at least one public Mass must be celebrated facing the people on Sunday and holy days.
‘Ad Orientem’: Back to the Liturgical Future
COMMENTARY: Celebration of the Mass with the priest and people facing together toward the altar is the best corrective for the liturgical abuses of recent decades.
‘Traditionis Custodes,’ One Year Later, Brings New Pastoral Realities and Challenges
Bishops seeking to faithfully fulfill the Pope’s call for greater regulation of the traditional Latin Mass are grappling with tough decisions that have real pastoral consequences.
Boise Bishop Bans ‘Ad Orientem’ Posture in ‘Ordinary Form’ Masses
The bishop wrote that the General Instruction of the Roman Missal is “unambivalent” about liturgical orientation, and “makes it plain that the universal Church envisions the priest presiding at Mass facing the people.”
What Should We Do About the Loss of Belief in the Real Presence?
Bishops should encourage priests to foster reverence with traditions like ad orientem worship, kneeling for Holy Communion and the wider use of Latin.
Ad Orientem Posture Given New Life in Nebraska
Cardinal Robert Sarah, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, has provided the latest inspiration for its use in the ordinary form of the Mass.
