Beating the chest during Lamb of God

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PeterC:
With respect to all I think you are confusing where the act of beating our chest occurred in the mass. Remember the alter boys rang the bells at certain places during the consecration? Even the old missile showed the “Bell Symbol” at the right time (three bells) then we said as we stroked our breast, “My Lord and my God” three times. We could not look at the host at that time. We had to bow our heads and lower our eyes as the bells rang and we stroked our chest. I was instructed to do this by my first grade nun in 1947.
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I always showed respect when the bells rang too, PeterC. Our new priest just recently did away with the bell ringing, as he did away with our beautiful marble altar, and exchanged it for a wooden makeshift altar, and is going to add a contemporary Mass with a band, while he walks back and forth and out into the church during the homily, BUT we don’t want to hear any bells ringing during the Mass. I never thought a day would come when going to Mass would be stressful.

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We’re not supposed to look at the host when the Priest holds it up? Hmmm… I think I remember hearing that in the past, a lot of people recieved communion very rarely, but they believed that VIEWING the host at elevation was spiritually very good for you, and that was one reason the priest held it up - up towards God, but also up where it could be seen.

I’ll bet that even pre-VII there were a lot of regional variations or variations from one generation to the next on small things like this.
 
I don’t recall if it was a tradition in our parish or more of an order from our 1st grade teacher at St. Thomas Catholic School in Fairfield Connecticut.

Regarding katybird’s comment; I do recall wondering why we could not look. I remember kinda sneaking a look out of the corner of my right eye.
 
Thank you Mary for leading me back to TLM. If it wasn’t for this, I’m sure I would not go to Mass. What has happened to our church? Are priests allowed to do whatever they want these days? I finally got my daughter to start going to Mass and today she tells me they were showing a movie. Mind you it was to draw attention to the plight of starving people in the world but this is not the place for it, a good sermon would suffice. I’ll never go back to the new mass, I can’t believe the abuses you people put up with. Check out TLM and see what God intended for his Church. I’ts the same service every week, no surprises. Sorry, but I’m scared, I don’t like what’s happening to the Catholic Church.
 
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Joanne_ca:
Sorry, but I’m scared, I don’t like what’s happening to the Catholic Church.
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Fear is natural, but unnecessary. I, like you, will never go back to the NO Mass. I will suffer the slings and arrows of people calling me disobedient for the sake of the immemorial Mass where my piety is unchecked.

But people like us, who are sensitive enough to see the devastated vineyard, need not fear. For it’s God’s vineyard not ours. He, not you or I are ultimately responsible. We are not here for the sake of His vineyard, but rather, His vineyard is here for our salvation’s sake. So keep your eye on your salvation instead of the devastation. – Cheers, Albert Cipriani the Traditional Catholic
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albert cipriani:
Fear is natural, but unnecessary. I, like you, will never go back to the NO Mass. I will suffer the slings and arrows of people calling me disobedient for the sake of the immemorial Mass where my piety is unchecked.

But people like us, who are sensitive enough to see the devastated vineyard, need not fear. For it’s God’s vineyard not ours. He, not you or I are ultimately responsible. We are not here for the sake of His vineyard, but rather, His vineyard is here for our salvation’s sake. So keep your eye on your salvation instead of the devastation. – Cheers, Albert Cipriani the Traditional Catholic
geocities.com/albert_cipriani/index.html

groups.yahoo.com/group/ReligiousPhilosophy/
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Don’t be afraid. State! Christum Nobiscum! Don’t fear! Christ is with us! Bp.Fellay has said that the modern sitaution in the Church is just like when the apostles fretted over the storm on the sea and Christ slept in the boat. Let us not fret, we are in the boat[ie The Ark of Salvation] Christ is with us,we have nothing to fear!
 
Look into understanding what a “contrite heart” is, then you will understand the symbolism behind why the chest is hit during mass.
 
asquared said:
because we were taught this way when we made our first communions in the 50s or earlier, and we never got the memo about them changing or dropping the gesture
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The missal available in the pews at my local parish clearly states that we are meant to strike our breast three times at through my fault, etc.

So, don’t worry about missing a memo because you didn’t. It’s still expected.
 
Tantum_ergo said:
You mean you guys actually get the Confiteor?

Don’t get me wrong, I love my parish priest. . .but in the four years I’ve been here he uses always and only option three. We have never, never, never had the Confiteor.

Once or twice I’ve gone to Mass at nearby parishes and they have had the Confiteor, but not us. Not at either of the weekend Masses, not in the mission church. Guess it’s his personal preference.

Luckily I can say the Confiteor as part of the Night Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours.
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We very seldom get the Confiteor, either. When we do say it, though, I’ve noticed that very few people beat their chests. As a result, I do it more forcefully and loudly than I probably ought to, mainly to serve as a reminder to my kids, but if others pick up on it, all the better.
 
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