Ad orientem direction

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Does ad orientem specifically refer to the cardinal direction East?
 
Originally, yes, I believe. Since the sun rises in the East, it’s tradition that Christ will return from that direction, and thus makes sense to face that way when celebrating Mass.
 
“Liturgical East” became a thing as churches were built that needed to face other directions. It was downright common in the US in the 20th century, particularly as new, larger churches were built as congregations outgrew the old building, and the lot just wouldn’t accommodate other directions.

My byzantine church has a Liturgical East of cardinal North, simply because that’s the orientation of the former three car garage . . .
 
The military arch-diocese, of course, where he works closely with General Protection Fault and Kernel Panic. But it’s really the enlisted folks doing the work, particularly Corporal Punishment and Private Matters . . .
 
Our church, built late 1800s, more or less faces south. And when the sun comes up over the buildings next door, it shines through the stained glass windows on the east side of the church building, illuminates the whole sanctuary, and is spectacular.
 
Left to me, Divine Liturgy and Mass would start with a rolling time each week, such that sunrise shined through during the Anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer) . . .
 
A synagogue near me which has stained-glass windows does that haha
 
My parish church has a large stained glass window high on the back wall of the sanctuary. It’s always a sure sign of spring when the spotlight illuminating the window turns off during the early morning Mass.

Or it’s a sign that the light bulb burned out.
 
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