Posted on 11/20/2014 2:10:49 PM PST by marshmallow
Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, has announced that Mass will be celebrated ad orientem in the diocsean cathedral during Advent, to remind the faithful of the symbolism of facing East.
Explaining the move, Bishop Conley writes:
But the symbolism of facing together, and awaiting Christ, is rich, time-honored and important. Especially during Advent, as we await the coming of the Lord, facing the east together—even symbolically facing Christ together at the altar and on the crucifix—is a powerful witness to Christ’s imminent return.
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Uh oh, he gonna be in trouble . . .
It’s the Lincoln diocese. Nothing can touch the bishop there other than the pope’s authority.
Why just during Advent?
Indeed.
Francis the Merciful
BTTT!
Our parish is moving to chanting. Maybe we will get there someday too.
Does it say they will stop during the Christmas season?
is this action considered to be a conservative move for the bishop?
WOW! Who could have imagined this sort of shift ten years ago?
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