bowing head

[japhy]

For what my opinion is worth (not much ), I would rather bow my head at the mention of God than the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary is not a divine name. She herself is to be honoured, but she should not be praised as Jesus should be praised.

You don’t have to choose between bowing at the mention of God vs. the mention of Mary. It’s not like there’s some bowing quota.

The Church’s rubrics for the Mass say you bow your head at the names of Jesus, Mary, and the day’s saint, as well as when the Trinity is invoked. If you’d like to bow your head every time “God”, or “Father”, or “Holy Spirit” is said, I suppose you can.

No one ever said anything about praising Mary “as Jesus should be praised”.

 

[MH84]

You don’t have to choose between bowing at the mention of God vs. the mention of Mary. It’s not like there’s some bowing quota.

Did I say you did? I said I would firstly bow my head at the name of one of the Persons of the Trinity, than Mary.

No one ever said anything about praising Mary “as Jesus should be praised”.

If you look at the first time I posted here, you will notice that I queried someone who said they bowed at the names of Mary and Jesus. I was curious as to why someone would say they bow their head at the name of Mary, but not mention the Holy Spirit or God the Father.

I think a lot of Catholics have a mentality of praying mainly to Jesus and Mary that they forget about the Blessed Trinity.

 

[MH84]

The Church’s rubrics for the Mass say you bow your head at the names of Jesus, Mary, and the day’s saint, as well as when the Trinity is invoked. If you’d like to bow your head every time “God”, or “Father”, or “Holy Spirit” is said, I suppose you can.

I myself don’t bow each time God or Jesus or Mary is spoken. If I do "bow’ like maybe during the Glory Be, or during the creed, it is very minimal (or I suppose subtle) I have to say. I have no problems at all with anyone who wants to carry out extra pious practices.

 

[japhy]

If I do "bow’ like maybe during the Glory Be, or during the creed, it is very minimal (or I suppose subtle) I have to say.

The bow during the Glory Be is during the invocation of the Trinity, and is supposed to be a bow of the head. The bow during the Et incarnatus est of the Creed is supposed to be a profound bow. Just letting you know.

 

[AJV]

For what my opinion is worth (not much ), I would rather bow my head at the mention of God than the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary is not a divine name. She herself is to be honoured, but she should not be praised as Jesus should be praised.

The current rubrics do not mention any distinction but previously there was a distinction between these two bows. For the Name of Jesus, and for the Trinity, the bow was a complete bending of the neck looking at your toes. in additoon, the head had ot be uncovered. For the name of Mary and the saint it was a *slight *moving of the chin down .