Boise bishop bans ad orientem posture in 'ordinary form' Masses

Boise bishop bans ad orientem posture in ‘ordinary form’ Masses

Monday, April 6th, 2020

The Bishop of Boise told priests last month that the ordinary form of the Mass should not be celebrated in the ad orientem posture, and that material from “independent websites” is not appropriate for religious instruction regarding the liturgy.

“I am instructing priests in this diocese to preside facing the people at every celebration of the Ordinary Form of the Mass,” Bishop Peter Christensen wrote in a Feb. 28 letter to priests, which was published in the March 27 issue of the Idaho Catholic Register. Read more

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