The Narthex
Novus Ordo, Versus Orientem, & Vatican II
Eighteen points on why these are all compatible
By John M. Grondelski | November 7th 2025 10:49 PMReports, officially unconfirmed, are circulating that some dioceses in the United States have prohibited celebration of the Novus Ordo Missae (NO) with a versus orientem posture. I offer some theological reflections: Since introduction of the NO in 1969, the usual posture for celebration of Mass has been versus populum, “towards…
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