Gospel side · congregation’s left
Facing the altar from the congregation, Gospel is left. That physical identity stays fixed when the camera turns. At Low Mass the missal moves here for the Gospel; in Solemn Mass the deacon chants it with ministers. The customary Last Gospel, John 1:1–14, is read at this side after the blessing, with rubrical exceptions.
Key points
- Facing the altar from the congregation, Gospel is left. That physical identity stays fixed when the camera turns. At Low Mass the missal moves here for the Gospel; in Solemn Mass the deacon chants it with ministers. The customary Last Gospel, John 1:1–14, is read at this side after the blessing, with rubrical exceptions.
- Left altar corner, seen from the nave facing the altar.