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Roseeurekacross
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They were Apostles and Disciples, even women were there.
Do you have a source for this?They didn’t receive communion on the bare and as a lot of people like to nowadays. They put a cloth over thee hands and then brought their heads down to it to consume it. They would never dare touch the Eucharist with their bare hands.
Even then they had some people who were not well-behaved during Mass. Otherwise, there would be no need to mention such a function for the deacon.The men and women also were separated from each other, and if one was found not sitting in his proper place, the Deacon would “rebuke him, and make him rise and sit in his fitting place.”
“Likewise, the Deacon ought to see that there are none who whisper or sleep or laugh or nod off.” There’s a lot of that going on in Novus Ordo Churches today!
Yes. I demand to be in on the taste tests!Oops, I didn’t catch that. That could start a whole new discussion on valid matter for the Eucharis
I don’t know where you pulled that out of. Throughout it’s entire 1200 odd-year history, in Old St. Peter’s in Rome, the priest always faced the people, over a free-standing altar, and the people always faced west. Same in many other of the old churches in Rome. Ad orientem and versus populi were both Frankish innovations that didn’t catch on until the 9th century. Other Frankish innovations from the same time were Gregorian Chant and the use of the organ in church.First off, EVERYBODY faced east, including the priests. There was no versus populum mass.