Ad orientem posture

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf liturgical posture
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:contrastsWith versus populum posture
gptkbp:debatedBy liturgical reforms
gptkbp:historically_predominant before Second Vatican Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ad orientem posture
gptkbp:liturgical_direction eastward
gptkbp:meaning toward the east
gptkbp:priest_and_congregation_face same direction
gptkbp:priest_faces liturgical east
gptkbp:replacedBy versus populum posture in many places
gptkbp:still_practiced_in gptkb:Roman_Rite
Eastern Catholic liturgies
some Anglican liturgies
gptkbp:supports gptkb:traditionalist_Catholics
some liturgists
gptkbp:symbolizes expectation of Christ's return
prayer toward God
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Christian_liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Celebration_of_the_Tridentine_Mass
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6