Liturgy Corner

6/12/09 – The Antiphonal Seating Arrangement

We continue our exploration of seating arrangements this week by looking at an arrangement found in a number of churches, including our own cathedral – the Antiphonal arrangement. This seating arrangement found its origin the monastic orders, and can often be found in the chapels of religious orders.  This is because the orders have maintained … Continue reading 6/12/09 – The Antiphonal Seating Arrangement

29/11/09 – Things Communion Ministers Want You to Know #4

Please Tell Us Where to Go … nicely, of course!  Sometimes members of the assembly are unable to come forward and receive communion due to health, or some other good reason.  Communion ministers are not mind readers, and sometimes need to be quietly alerted to their presence.  This is part of the responsibility we all … Continue reading 29/11/09 – Things Communion Ministers Want You to Know #4

29/11/09 – The Radial Seating Arrangement

We continue our exploration of seating arrangements this week by looking at an arrangement that has become more common in the last fifty years, the Radial arrangement. This seating arrangement has become more popular since the Second Vatican Council.  The main motivation for its development has been a desire to increase the sense of the … Continue reading 29/11/09 – The Radial Seating Arrangement