A look at the Letter purporting to forbid “ad orientem” worship in the Diocese of Venice

[Michie]

I received a copy of the letter which Bp. Dewane sent to his priests in which he attempts to forbid ad orientem celebration of Holy Mass according to the Novus Ordo.

This is a steaming mess. There many things wrong with this.

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A look at the Letter purporting to forbid "ad orientem" worship in the Diocese of Venice

 

[Gnarwhal]

If Cdl Gregory bans it in DC I wonder what our chaplain would do when we have Mass here in the office? Our chapel doesn't even have enough room for a versus populum position, the altar is up against the wall.

What a cluster.