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What is Ad Orientem?

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the Sistine Chapel ad orientem on January 12, 2014. Photo credit: CTV 

Policy on “Ad orientem” Worship Archdiocese of Cincinnati

As of Dec. 21, 2022,  Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr has promulgated a new policy on Ad Orientem worship. Please use the link below to view the original decree and how the NW-5 Family of Parishes will implement the new policies in our Liturgies.

Link To Decree

Videos

What does it mean to celebrate the Mass Ad Orientem

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Orientation of the Mass

Articles

Benedict XVI: Celebrating the liturgy ‘ad orientem’ directs all creation to Christ

“I believe that it is very important that we return as soon as possible to a common orientation, of priests and the faithful turned together in the same direction...to the Lord who comes, in those parts of the liturgical rites when we are addressing God." - Cardinal Sarah

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Ad Orientem by Bishop Edward J. Slattery

This change ought not to be misconstrued as the Bishop “turning his back on the faithful,” as if I am being inconsiderate or hostile. Such an interpretation misses the point that, by facing in the same direction, the posture of the celebrant and the congregation make explicit the fact that we journey together to God.

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“Ad Orientem” Explained

While the priest’s “ad orientem” posture may seem unusual at first, with repeated exposure many people find that the “ad orientem” celebration allows them to enter more deeply into the prayer of the Mass and to focus more intently on the mystery of Christ’s Real Presence – Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity – in the Most Holy Eucharist.

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What Eveyone Should Know About Ad Orientem Worship

"I was there with Jesus, at Calvary, and nothing else mattered. It was an Ad Orientem, Novus Ordo Mass at Christmas and I’ll never forget it."

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The Case for 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.

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Mass Through the Ages

1st Century

15th Century

1st Century

Mass as described in the Didiscalia written in about 250 AD.

9th Century

15th Century

1st Century

The celebration of Mass in an Oratory, found in Manuscript from the Ninth Century

15th Century

15th Century

15th Century

A 15th-century Mass

16th Century

16th Century

15th Century

Dipiction of one of the first Masses in Americas being said

18th Century

16th Century

18th Century

Mass during the French Revolution

19th Century

16th Century

18th Century

Grand Mass in the 19th century Date: 1835

20th Century

20th Century

20th Century

Mass in a Hospital during Wartime

Mass in a Hospital during Wartime

21st Century

20th Century

20th Century

Fr. Jones at his First Mass

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