Ad Orientem – by Whose Authority?Having the Priest Face the Tabernacle By Fr. Jay Finelli, iPadre Catholic Podcasting: On occasion, I’m asked: “By whose authority can you say the Eucharistic Prayer facing the same direction as the congregation? What Pope said you could do this?” Up until about 1965, this was a well established practice of … Continue reading Ad Orientem – by Whose Authority? Having the Priest Face the Tabernacle