As of Dec. 21, 2022 Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr has promulgated a new policy on Ad Orientem worship. Please use the link below to review the decree and feel free to contact the NWV office with any questions.
Archbishop Schnurr's Liturgical DecreeFIND OUT MORE ABOUT AD ORIENTEM
What is happening at mass? What is so special about Ad Orientem?
This common orientation helps us to turn our focus back to God. As our Lord Jesus tells us "For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man." We turn our faces toward him in hopeful expectation.