"Take Your Stinkin' Paws Off Me You Dirty Ape! "
Father Z answers a question I can SOOOOO relate to:
My husband and I were at a local novus ordo this past Sunday because of weather and illness we were not able to travel to our regular EF Mass.
During the sign of peace we keep our hands folded and heads down in contemplation/prayer not wishing to participate in the circus atmosphere during the sign of peace. The woman in front of us was making the rounds…the aisle in front, the people in her aisle etc.
When she got to us, instead of leaving us alone she had to lean towards
us and say “peace of the Lord be with you” . I nodded my head in
acknowledgement..never looking up. I guess this offended her because
after Mass, when we were offering our thanksgiving…she came up to us
again and made a comment about how she commended our reverence during
Mass. I know the sign of peace is an option at the discretion of the
Priest. Is it required that one participate in the sign of peace at a
novus ordo?
The answer:
In the General Institution of the Roman Missal [GIRM], and the rubrics of the Mass itself, it is clear that the exchange of the sign of peace is an option.
If the rite itself is optional, participation in that rite is optional as well.
My husband and I were at a local novus ordo this past Sunday because of weather and illness we were not able to travel to our regular EF Mass.
During the sign of peace we keep our hands folded and heads down in contemplation/prayer not wishing to participate in the circus atmosphere during the sign of peace. The woman in front of us was making the rounds…the aisle in front, the people in her aisle etc.
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| From the Connecticut Catholic Corner |
The answer:
In the General Institution of the Roman Missal [GIRM], and the rubrics of the Mass itself, it is clear that the exchange of the sign of peace is an option.
If the rite itself is optional, participation in that rite is optional as well.
posted by jope @ February 17, 2015
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