OF mass Ad orientem

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Pregustator said:
That’s great that you have this going on at your parish. I just think that’s amazing; I;ve never seen it before.

That having been said, my point, again, about sanctuary design confusion is illustrated by the image: it looks so awkward that the altar is at the bottom of the stairs rather than at the top, where logic dictates it would be. Granted, there aren’t two altars–either the original was moved to the bottom of the stairs or it was removed–which is good, but the stairs to nowhere cause just as much visual confusion.

I’m just afraid that this is the sort of thing that Catholic churches are going to become known for in the future: chancels and sanctuaries that look like they were designed by a madman.
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It does look awkward. At the top of the steps [view blocked by server] is the tabernacle on a pedestal [don’t know what else to call it].
 
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Here’s another image of bizarre redundancy:

dioceseoftulsa.org/img.aspx?image=images/photos/Misa_Ad_Orientam_.jpg&size=243

They’ve got that magnificent high altar that was built for ad orientem celebrations, but in deciding to celebrate Mass ad orientem, they go for the altar designed for vesus populum celebrations, instead.
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It just beggars belief. It looks like a very strange set up. The only saving grace I can see is the six candles and crucifix of decent proportions. I hate it when one sees altars with small candles and even some presumed “artistic” arrangement of say 3 candles at one side of the altar and a flower arrangement at the other - always makes me think of a table set up for a dinner party rather than an Altar prepared for the Sacrifice of the Mass.
 
Matthew_Holford said:
It just beggars belief. It looks like a very strange set up. The only saving grace I can see is the six candles and crucifix of decent proportions. I hate it when one sees altars with small candles and even some presumed “artistic” arrangement of say 3 candles at one side of the altar and a flower arrangement at the other - always makes me think of a table set up for a dinner party rather than an Altar prepared for the Sacrifice of the Mass.
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What that picture shows, to me, is madness. Are we so terrified of the original altars in our churches that we won’t even use them when we intend to do what they were designed for? To use a versus populum altar for ad orientem celebration when the ad orientem altar is right there makes no sense to me. It’s just silly.

If I were in the habit of eating dinner in front of a television in the living room, on a TV tray, but decided one day that I wanted to actually eat in the actual dining room by candlelight, in the formal manner for a change, I would do just that: I would sit at the dining room table and light the candles on it and eat my dinner there. I wouldn’t go out and buy two new candlesticks, then bring the TV tray into the dining room, set it up in front of the table, place the new candlesticks on it, and eat at the TV tray!

I’m certainly glad to see the restoration of some sense of tradition, but must it return at the expense of common sense?
 
=a83192;7210722]Can someone explain to me how a OF Mass said Ad Orientem is celebrated?
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I ask because I would like to know what differences are observed between the Mass said Versus Populum VS Ad Orientem.
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I’ve never seen it done BUT would favor the idea. WHY?

It takes the celebrant off stage and would be a HUGE step in restoring DIVINE WORSHIP:)

Other than using th opposide of the Altar where in limited occassion space might be an issue? don’t see a problem. Additioanlly there remains some High-Altar churches where it would not be an issue at all.
 
=Matthew Holford;7212683]The attached picture shows my Parish Priest celebrating Mass ad orientem at a new freestanding altar.
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PRAISE AND THANKS BE TO GOD…

You are truly BLESSED!

He is also “vested” for the Extrodinary Form!
 
PJM said:
PRAISE AND THANKS BE TO GOD…

You are truly BLESSED!

He is also “vested” for the Extrodinary Form!
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I’m not sure when the picture was taken. It might have been Friday evening - it’s Mass is in the Extraordinary Form - but our priest always vests properly: he wears an amice! He always wears a fiddleback chasuble.
 
=Matthew Holford;7222919]I’m not sure when the picture was taken. It might have been Friday evening - it’s Mass is in the Extraordinary Form - but our priest always vests properly: he wears an amice! He always wears a fiddleback chasuble.
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Mt comment friend was in no-way a complaint. Your very Blessed!
 
PJM said:
PRAISE AND THANKS BE TO GOD…

You are truly BLESSED!

He is also “vested” for the Extrodinary Form!
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Well, really, there is no vesture exclusive to the “Extraordinary Form”. While priest-celebrants of Latin Tridentine Masses commonly employ Roman style vestments and albs with lace skirts over cassocks when celebrating Mass according to that form, it would be a mistake to regard that “look” as being peculiar to any particular Missal.

Priests celebrating Mass according to the 1962 Missal may and do use gothic or monastic style vestments as well as Roman, just as priests celebrating Mass according to the “ordinary form” may and sometimes do use Roman style vestments. Roman priests still habitually wear “fiddleback” chasubles and lace albs, and we know that the Pope frequently wears Roman style vestments when celebrating Mass or other ceremonies at Rome.
 
=pregustator;7225466]well, really, there is no vesture exclusive to the “extraordinary form”. While priest-celebrants of latin tridentine masses commonly employ roman style vestments and albs with lace skirts over cassocks when celebrating mass according to that form, it would be a mistake to regard that “look” as being peculiar to any particular missal.
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Priests celebrating mass according to the 1962 missal may and do use gothic or monastic style vestments as well as roman, just as priests celebrating mass according to the “ordinary form” may and sometimes do use roman style vestments. Roman priests still habitually wear “fiddleback” chasubles and lace albs, and we know that the pope frequently wears roman style vestments when celebrating mass or other ceremonies at rome.
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thank you!
 
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