Catholic World News December 01, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass ad orientem on December 1, in the PaulineChapel at the apostolic palace. The chapel had been renovated earlier this year, with the altar moved to allow the priest to celebrate Mass either ad orientem or versus populum. The Holy Father chose the former option as he presided at the Eucharistic liturgy for members...
Many thanks to the NLM for picking up the story (and L'Osservatore pictures) of the Holy Father's Mass on Tuesday in the PaulineChapel, with members of the International Theological Commission. (See: Pope Celebrates Ad Orientem in the PaulineChapel ) Back in March, NLM reported on the restoration of the Paulinechapel, noting that most of the original furnishings...
Today, the Holy Father celebrated Mass with the members of the International Theological Commission, which has its yearly assembly in htese days. The Mass was offered in the PaulineChapel of the Apostolic Palace, which has been reinaugurated in July after an extensive restoration which included a repositioning of the altar so that Mass can be celebrated both versus populum and versus...
The Holy Father celebrated Holy Mass with members of the Pontifical Theological Commission. Mass was in the PaulineChapel in the Apostolic Palace. Mass was ad orientem, at an altar which can be used from either side. Since this was for the theological commission, perhaps the Holy Father was also saying something theological by a choice he knew [...] Post from: WDTPRS Turn by turn: Benedict...
