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Priest Facing the Altar (Ad Orientem)
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Why does the priest have his back to the people during the Traditional Latin Mass? -
Why is facing in the same direction called ad orientem? -
Why would a priest want to celebrate Mass ad orientem? -
Wasn't Mass facing the people called for at Vatican II? -
Isn't facing the people preferred by the Church? -
Wasn't Mass always celebrated facing the people in Rome? -
Why do we have Mass facing the people?