Does any Catholic Liturgical Rite follow the Ad Orientem form of Holy Mass?
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***Ad Orientem*** and ***Versus Populum*** are two concepts in relation to the stance of the celebrant of Catholic Liturgy . In the former, the priest faces the Altar along with the faithful. In the latter, the celebrant faces the faithful, by taking a position between the Altar (which houses the Tabernacle) and the Lord's Table, while the faithful face both the Altar and the celebrant. While the former one was followed by all liturgical rites till the 2nd Vatican Council, many rites shifted to the latter one , in a development that owes its origin not to a direction from Rome, but to the need felt for making the Mass more faithful-oriented. Of late, there has been a controversy in the Syro Malabar Catholic Church of Southern India, following the decision of a Synod of Bishops which directed for restoration of *Ad Orientem*. With a good per cent of clergy and the laity supporting the Versus Populum, the dispute is likely to continue.
My question in this context is: **Are there any Roman Catholic rites (other than the Syro Malabar and Syro Malankara rites) traditionally following the Ad Orientem liturgy in any part of the world?**
Asked by Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan
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Aug 17, 2023, 01:02 AM
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