tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21841592.post76824655624006318..comments2022-04-27T23:07:59.833-04:00Comments on Conversi ad Dominum: Advantages of Celebrating Ad OrientemFr John W Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01283787316830250866noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21841592.post-67671844450338787152010-12-20T22:32:30.393-05:002010-12-20T22:32:30.393-05:00filcon,
Thank you for the greeting and kindness.filcon,<br /><br />Thank you for the greeting and kindness.Fr John W Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283787316830250866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21841592.post-20796581493013809532010-12-20T22:32:04.838-05:002010-12-20T22:32:04.838-05:00Phil,
My rationale for celebrating ad orientem as...Phil,<br /><br />My rationale for celebrating <i>ad orientem</i> as a Lutheran was the same as not celebrating <i>versus populum</i>; namely, that the former was in the liturgical tradition of Lutheranism as articulated by the Book of Concord. Piepkorn was a support in this argument.<br /><br />I hasten to note, however, that such supports and decisions were ultimately, for each Lutheran pastor, a personal decision--or a decision left to the "local custom" of the parish. In other words, as a Lutheran it was most definitely <i>my</i> (and not <i>our</i>) rationale based on my preferences grounded in the authors or time period that I preferred. <br /><br />Such personal preferences (or individualism) is severely curtailed in Orthodoxy in favor of submitting to rubrics, bishops, etc.Fr John W Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283787316830250866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21841592.post-960449293597043332010-12-20T01:00:54.192-05:002010-12-20T01:00:54.192-05:00Merry Christmas and God bless you, Father.Merry Christmas and God bless you, Father.filconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973108836426368340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21841592.post-17609677115514388912010-12-19T17:47:02.505-05:002010-12-19T17:47:02.505-05:00When you were still a Lutheran, did you find a rat...When you were still a Lutheran, did you find a rationale within Lutheranism for celebrating <i>ad orientem</i>?<br /><br />Furthermore, did you find reasons there not to celebrate <i>versus populum</i>?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360602965070109675noreply@blogger.com