Re: Moving from left to right to read the scripture.
- From: "Charles Lindsey" <chl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:07:23 GMT
In <c42tt1902l46r8odbpi5u7u1ttqo540juh@xxxxxxx> Alasdair <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:36:28 -0000, "Kyril Jenner"
><kyril@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>It is customary in Western Rites to read the Epistle from the (liturgical)
>>south side and the Gospel from the (liturgical) north side. Moving the
>>Missal (and the desk if one is in use) between the Epistle and Gospel
>>facilitates this.
>Yes, but what is the logic and history behind it?
AIUI, the Catecumens were accomodated on the (liturgical) south side of
the building, and the reading of the epistle was directed at them. They
were required to depart before the communion was celebrated (though I
don't know whether or not that would be before or after the reading of the
gospel).
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