Should Mass be offered Ad Orientem?

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During the Mass, the priest, by virtue of his ordination is configured to Christ and acts “In persona Christi”, in the person of Christ.
 
I posted this elsewhere, but I’ll post it again here.
Among the latter, the sight of whom grieved me especially, because Jesus so loved children, I saw many irreverent, ill-behaved acolytes, who did not honour our Lord in the holy ceremonies in which they took a part. I beheld with terror that many priests, some of whom even fancied themselves full of faith and piety, also outraged Jesus in the Adorable Sacrament. I saw many who believed and taught the doctrine of the Real Presence, but did not sufficiently take it to heart, for they forgot and neglected the palace, throne, and seat of the Living God; that is to say, the church, the altar, the tabernacle, the chalice, the monstrance, the vases and ornaments; in one word, all that is used in his worship, or to adorn his house. Entire neglect reigned everywhere, all things were left to moulder away in dust and filth, and the worship of God was, if not inwardly profaned, at least outwardly dishonured. Nor did this arise from real poverty, but from indifference, sloth, preoccupation of mind about vain earthly concerns, and often also from egotism and spiritual death; for I saw neglect of this kind in churches the pastors and congregations of which were rich, or at least tolerably well off. I saw many others in which worldly, tasteless, unsuitable ornaments had replaced the magnificent adornments of a more pious age.
-Blessed Anne Emmerich
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There is no need to add any sort of cranmer table (which was, ironically what Protestants switched to during the Protestant Reformation) when a magnificent altar facing God already exists. Most churches still have these and I find it unnecessary to allow such a beautiful altar, adorned with the relics of the saints, to collect dust. This is why we should face east. So that the priest may face God and lead us toward Him. You don’t lead with your back turned.
 
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I know all about Blessed Anne Emmerich. I do recognize she spoke while her friend wrote, and some could have been embellished. But I also recognize a lot of the truth in the writings. Nothing I have read has come this close to what I think is such an accurate description of this age.
 
It reminds me of the old days when people attended mass and confession; so there’d be no problem.
 
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