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<\/a>Here\u2019s a suggestion and question about the liturgy. I was celebrating Mass on Sunday away from St Mary\u2019s and so I did not celebrate <\/span>ad orientem<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
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I did, however, go around to the front of the altar, and facing the people, administered the Kiss of Peace. After sharing the Kiss of Peace with the altar servers, I turned East, (facing the altar) for the <\/span>Agnus Dei, <\/span><\/span>fraction, priest\u2019s prayers before communion, and then turned with the chalice and host back to face the people for the \u201cBehold the Lamb of God.\u201d<\/span>\n
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It seems to me that this is a dignified and sensible way that those who wish to move toward the East might do so in a simple way which begins to introduce people to this posture. It also has the advantage of setting off the Kiss of Peace. I came around the front of the altar markingi this part of the liturgy as my address to the people, and by turning my back to them and going to the altar facing East for the Agnus Dei etc. there was a clear indication that the Kiss of Peace was over. (This is a good way to conclude a Kiss of Peace that has turned into a happy time to greet one\u2019s friends)<\/span><\/div>\n
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That\u2019s the suggestion. The question is, \u201cIs there any reason why this should not be done more widely?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ad Orientem Question<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here's a suggestion and question about the liturgy. I was celebrating Mass on Sunday away from St Mary's and so I did not celebrate ad orientem.I did,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2008\/10\/ad-orientem-question.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ad Orientem Question\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here's a suggestion and question about the liturgy. 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