Re: Moving from left to right to read the scripture.

"Charles Lindsey" <chl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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).
>

The dismissal of the Catechumens comes after the prayer following the sermon
(which follows the Gospel).

My guess is that during the readings the clergy face West, with the Deacon
on the Priest's right and the Subdeacon on the Priest's left. The
Subdeacon reads the Epistle from his side (i.e. liturgical South) and the
Deacon reads the Gospel from his side (liturgical North). This seems to be
something that books on history of liturgy that I have do not cover.

Archimandrite Kyril Jenner
.

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