- Are Catholic Churches built facing east? - bibleanalysis. org
There is no canonical requirement for churches to face east, reflecting a shift from historical practices to accommodate modern urban planning and architectural needs
- Orientation of Churches | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia
Speaking of churches the same writer tells us that the homes “of our dove”, as he terms them, are always in “high and open places, facing the light” (Adv Val , c iii), and the Apostolic Constitutions (third to fifth century) prescribe that church edifices should be erected with their “heads” towards the East (Const Apost , II, 7)
- Orientation of churches - Wikipedia
In church architecture, orientation is an arrangement by which the point of main interest in the interior is towards the east (Latin: oriens) The east end is where the altar is placed, often within an apse The façade and main entrance are accordingly at the west end
- Catholic Rules | Full List Guide On What You Are Allowed To Do
Catholic rules can be classified into different categories, such as moral rules, liturgical rules, sacramental rules, and disciplinary rules Each category includes rules that guide Catholics in different aspects of their faith and practice
- “Ad orientem” and the problems of modern church architecture
From a practical perspective, the current state of church architecture seems to be tailor-made to prevent the Mass celebrated ad orientem The above-mentioned Inter Oecumenici states that the
- Facing the People, or Facing the Altar? | Catholic Answers . . .
In theory, the revised rules about altars applied only to new ones, but a huge number of churches were “re-oriented” to allow celebration facing the people The view was that people would benefit from being able to see the ceremonies more clearly
- Eucharistic orientation according to Vatican II: A response . . .
In this brief article, I point out why today’s Catholics should not accept Staudt’s arguments and reasons for such a re-orientation of the Eucharist First, stating that the Eucharistic orientation “until the 1960’s” was ad orientem (“throughout the entire history of Catholic worship”) is simply historically inaccurate
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