One more regrettable mistake by the Bishop of Boise, Idaho
See for yourself. On the left is the letter from 2020; on the right is a blog from 2016.
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Mass Facing The People
Banning “Ad Orientem” • Six Regrettable Mistakes by the Bishop of Boise, Idaho
Nobody’s perfect; we all make mistakes. His Excellency’s letter must be retracted as soon as possible.
The Turns at Benediction
To the Right or to the Left?
“Table Altar” vs. “High Altar” (Novus Ordo)
It’s incorrect to say new Churches must be constructed with table altars.
“Ad Orientem” • Why I’m Rejoicing over Sloppy Errors in the Catholic Herald
His assertion that “smoking out enemies” is best done by appointing them to high positions in the Vatican is absurd.
Showdown in Arkansas over “Ad Orientem”
The Bishop of Little Rock has sent a letter (14 July 2016) forbidding his priests to celebrate Mass “ad orientem.”
Bishop Conley & Advent “Ad Orientem”
The results are in.
Looking East for Advent
Bishop Conley proposes celebration “ad orientem” for the season of Advent.
Preconciliar Missal Allowed Mass “Versus Populum”
These same exact rubrics have been found in Missals published in 1962, 1927, 1943, 1906, and 1886.
“Turn Those Altars Around!” — Cardinal Lercaro, Consilium President (1965)
Could this be the missing link explaining why “versus populum” celebrations took over?
Peculiar Altar Decorations
Reimagining the Altar Steps
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass “Ad Orientem”
Pope Francis celebrating in this manner was a bit of a surprise, since members of his generation aren’t usually accustomed to “turning their backs on the people.”
More On “Mass Facing The People”
The current rubrics tell the priest when to turn around and face the people, which would be superfluous if he were already facing them.
Which Way Does Your Priest Face For The Prayer After Communion?
The current Missal was put together with haste, and even the Vatican dicastery had to apologize for all the errors and typos contained in those early 1969 and 1970 directives, as Msgr. Schuler has pointed out.
Bishop Christensen Attempts To Ban “Ad Orientem”
“There is nothing in the Council text about turning altars toward the people.” — Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
“I Love Ewe”
“The altar versus populum is not a new idea brought in by the reforms of Paul VI. The Mass could always be celebrated with the priest facing the people, as indeed it was in Rome and in many other places for centuries. True, it was not the usual way, but it did exist.” — Monsignor Richard J. Schuler
Should The Priest Face The People At Mass?
“In the encyclical Mediator Dei, Pius XII regarded as ‘archeologists those who presumed to speak of the altar as a simple table.” — Newsletter of the Vatican Congregation of Divine Worship.
The Latin Mass Has Come Such A Long Way!
“The greatest problem of the new missal, at least in English-speaking countries, lay in the miserable translation that was imposed upon priests and people. Many prayers were so mistranslated that a student of first-year Latin would have done better.” — Msgr. Richard Schuler, 1984