Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Shawn Tribe of The New Liturgical Movement has a really nice article on the " conversi ad Dominum " motif that Pope Benedict has been practicing as he celebrates Mass . His Holiness does not always use the " ad orientem " posture for Mass but makes do with what the situation allows. Shawn shows this in a very nice photoessay that demonstrate what the Holy Father is saying in a manifest way. The Benedictines have taken the "hint!"

I listened to the Homily of His Holiness Pope Benedict at the Chrism Mass and I was enthralled by his thoughts. He had many "nuggets" for thought in his reflection. He ended by mentioning this sentence, " In the early Church there was a custom whereby the Bishop or the priest, after the homily, would cry out to the faithful: " Conversi ad Dominum " – turn now towards the Lord . As many of you know, this subject of " ad orientem " worship has been discussed fairly often by Father John Zuhlsdorf of " What Does the Prayer Really Say ?" He has an analysis of the Holy Father's Homily and it is a MUST read .