DominicanHeart Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2016/07/05/cardinal-sarah-asks-priests-to-start-celebrating-mass-facing-east-this-advent/#.V3wWs7rjF2s.facebook Cardinal Sarah has made it official. We already have the Latin Mass at my parish so we are way ahead. I'm personally happy about this. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Oooooh, exciting! My pastor would, I think, implement this now that he has the excuse. Or so I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicanHeart Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 35 minutes ago, Archaeology cat said: Oooooh, exciting! My pastor would, I think, implement this now that he has the excuse. Or so I hope. My former Pastor would definitely be all about it. I'm hoping my new Pastor will be too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare~Therese Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Cool I'm not sure what the priest at my parish would think...but I think he would be likely to go along with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I think my parish priests might be willing to do it - some definitely, others perhaps. The biggest push-back would actually come from the little old ladies - some of whom go into conniptions when they just light the candles on the high altar for big feasts "they're not actually going to say Mass on that altar?" such things actually loudly whispered to other old lady neighbours in the pews on a couple big feasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Wonderful news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 But how will we ever foster a sense of community with the priest having his back turned toward us?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I had to make sure this wasn't an eye of tiber story. This will be interesting to see how it plays out in my diocese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicanHeart Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 8 hours ago, Credo in Deum said: But how will we ever foster a sense of community with the priest having his back turned toward us?! We are all facing the same way in prayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggyie Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Is this actually a directive? It sounds like he was just talking about it at a conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 11 hours ago, DominicanHeart said: My former Pastor would definitely be all about it. I'm hoping my new Pastor will be too We've recently started doing the antiphons again, so I'm cautiously optimistic. 1 hour ago, Maggyie said: Is this actually a directive? It sounds like he was just talking about it at a conference. I don't know that it's actually a directive, but something that is recommended? So it's not like any pastor has to implement it, but I'm hoping many will do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 2 hours ago, DominicanHeart said: We are all facing the same way in prayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Sorry if this is a stupid question. I have not visited a lot of Catholic churches, and not in a long time. Have all Catholic churches built since VII placed the altar so that facing East is logistically possible? Even if a new church was built without a high altar, has the altar been placed in such a way that the celebrant can face East during the consecration simply by turning his back to the congregation and using the other side of the altar? I'm picturing a priest having to standing sideways against the narrow side of the altar..... Note: I'm not against facing East--not at all. Even as an Anglican, I grew up with the celebrant facing East. When the practice began of the celebrant facing the congregation, at least in older churches, the altar was set up in such a way that it would be easy for the celebrant to face East simply standing on the other side of the altar (assuming there was no high altar already in place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthfinder Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 1 hour ago, IgnatiusofLoyola said: Sorry if this is a stupid question. I have not visited a lot of Catholic churches, and not in a long time. Have all Catholic churches built since VII placed the altar so that facing East is logistically possible? Even if a new church was built without a high altar, has the altar been placed in such a way that the celebrant can face East during the consecration simply by turning his back to the congregation and using the other side of the altar? I'm picturing a priest having to standing sideways against the narrow side of the altar..... Note: I'm not against facing East--not at all. Even as an Anglican, I grew up with the celebrant facing East. When the practice began of the celebrant facing the congregation, at least in older churches, the altar was set up in such a way that it would be easy for the celebrant to face East simply standing on the other side of the altar (assuming there was no high altar already in place). We're talking about liturgical east, so yes, 'back to the congregation'. So in most churches this should be a problem as long as the front of the altar had been placed far enough back on the floor to permit the priest to stand there without toppling over backwards when genuflecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 12 minutes ago, truthfinder said: We're talking about liturgical east, so yes, 'back to the congregation'. So in most churches this should be a problem as long as the front of the altar had been placed far enough back on the floor to permit the priest to stand there without toppling over backwards when genuflecting. Ah, I get it now. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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