Here’s an interesting link to information on a document (Didascalia) from about 250 A.D. describing celebration of Mass, which way to face, decorum of the people, etc. A quick read and pretty interesting.
As yes, the Didascalia. It’s nice to see it, especially on an Archdiocesan website. In particular, I was happy to see the “facing east” part which should raise a few eyebrows.
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