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#375254 - 02/04/12 07:51 AM Re: Celebrating the Divine Liturgy "facing the people" [Re: voxstefani]
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Registered: 01/19/09
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Originally Posted By: voxstefani
I can't comment on the currency of this regrettable practice among Maronite, Oriental, and Greek Catholics, but I will note that, for reasons that defy human understanding, the Patriarch of Romania apparently serves versus populum for large outdoor Liturgies. Here is videographic evidence:

http://video.crestinortodox.ro/txENLbQyHvr/Liturghia_de_Sfantul_Dimitrie_cel_Nou.html

I understand from acquaintances in Romania that this was not a one time occurrence.

Esteban


Actually this happens only once a year, or twice because the place is not fit for serving in a proper ad orientem style. But they are serving ad orientem! Even if they face the people. But this is sort of an exception for pastoral reasons in the Orthodox Church...not a rule as in some greek-catholics.

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#375535 - 02/10/12 12:34 PM Re: Celebrating the Divine Liturgy "facing the people" [Re: griego catolico]
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and people wonder why i'm leaving the Greek-Catholic Church.

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#375536 - 02/10/12 12:52 PM Re: Celebrating the Divine Liturgy "facing the people" [Re: Edward Yong]
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Originally Posted By: Edward Yong
and people wonder why i'm leaving the Greek-Catholic Church.


If I may ask: Where are you going?

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#375537 - 02/10/12 01:06 PM Re: Celebrating the Divine Liturgy "facing the people" [Re: griego catolico]
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apologies, that was an inappropriate comment at an inappropriate time! i didn't mean to announce it like that, but i suppose now that it's out... i'm speaking to the MP priest in Hong Kong in two weeks' time about being received.


Edited by Edward Yong (02/10/12 01:06 PM)
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#375540 - 02/10/12 01:59 PM Re: Celebrating the Divine Liturgy "facing the people" [Re: ag_vn]
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Registered: 12/10/01
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Originally Posted By: ag_vn
It seems that they celebrate the Divine Liturgy facing the people in the Melkite Cathedral in Venezuela.


If you look through the album of photos titled Junio, you will see that at least one Divine Liturgy has been celebrated facing east.

In another album of photos, unleavened bread (a.k.a. "hosts") is used as can be seen in this photo. (Don't get me started on the lack of modesty seen in the photo.)

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#375552 - 02/10/12 10:00 PM Re: Celebrating the Divine Liturgy "facing the people" [Re: ag_vn]
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Ay! Dios mio! Que tonteria. Que asqueroso. Que locura.

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#375711 - 02/13/12 11:30 PM Re: Celebrating the Divine Liturgy "facing the people" [Re: griego catolico]
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Registered: 10/03/10
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I'm not sure if every Byzantine Rite altar has the tabernacle in the middle of the altar, but having the tabernacle there makes it impossible to do the Divine Liturgy versus populum.

On the other hand, if you get 4 priests, the 4th one can face versus populum wink

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