“Ad orientem” five years later. A pastor reflects on the effects.

You long time readers might remember that I posted photos of a “table” altar being hauled by some men out of a church and over the the rectory.

That was in 2013.  Five years ago.

That’s when St. Mary’s in Pine Bluff, WI, where Fr. Richard Heilman is pastor, went ad orientem.

Exactly five years later, Fr. Heilman has posted a brief reflection on the impact that this move has had on his parish.  HERE

In 2007…

Then, five years ago, the first Sunday Mass looked like this (before the Communion rail was installed)

A communion rail was installed HERE

And then we put in housling cloths.  HERE

2015…

A view from last October when The Extraordinary Ordinary pontificated for the 100th anniversary of the last apparition at Fatima.

Passiontide 2017

From Easter 2017