Bishop James Wall of Gallup announced Monday that each Sunday a Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral will be celebrated with the celebrant facing the same direction as the faithful.
Celebrating Mass Ad Orientem, Ad Deum, and Versus Populum
My dear friends in Christ:
Recently Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI released a powerful letter, in which he touched on a number of topics, including especially the sexual abuse crisis that has impacted the Church and even society as a whole. In his letter, he also addressed the Eucharist. He acknowledged, and rightfully so, that we have become too lax in our approach to the Eucharist. There were a number of reasons for this, even extreme cases when Holy Communion has been distributed to non-Catholics at weddings and other large events for the sake of “inclusion.” We know, however, that such “inclusivity” is actually quite dangerous, for it can put someone’s soul at risk in the name of not hurting feelings. Remember St. Paul: “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread …More