There are lots of great photos from the Philippines over at the Pro Deo et Patria blog. The above shows the bishop-emeritus of Catarman, His Excellency Bishop Angel Hobayan, celebrating a Pontifical Mass in the old rite earlier this year at the Diocesan Shrine of St Therese of the Child Jesus of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, Villamor, Pasay City. Fr Elijah Pantorilla OFM Conv assisted as chaplain.Here is the arrangement for the altar at the parish of the Lord of the Divine Mercy when the ordinary form is celebrated versus populum.
No mistaking who is at the centre of attention there!(Incidentally, I quite like the look of BubbleShare which Gerald uses a lot on his blog. Bubbleshare claims to be more straightforward than other popular photo sharing services. The "marquee" type scrolling collections look very useful. Does anyone else use this service?)
3 comments:
I would have thought that that crucifix makes it difficult to see the elevations, not just the priest! So what's the point?
"Holy office" asks a good question. What is the point of celebrating versus populum ?
The elevation, for instance, is far more easily seen when the priest stands before the altar rather than behind it.
Fr. Tim, the orientation of the Mass in the Parish of the Lord of the Divine Mercy was once ad orientem even for the celebration of the Ordinary Form of the Mass. (The parish regularly celebrates the EF Mass every Sunday and weekdays.) But I learned from very reliable sources that the Bishop of the diocese prevented the parish priest from doing this. I understand that the parish priest was following the example of the Pope at the Sistine Chapel. That is why the priest in this photo is facing the people.
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