Bowing Your Head at the Mention of the Name of Jesus

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FloridaJoan said:
Yep ! Me too , remember it well and still do it 😃

Thanks to those loving Sisters of St Joseph ! 👍
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I remember learning the practice from my parents, may they rest in peace.
They also taught their eight children to bow their heads as we passed a church.
 
I learned from the sisters in the 1950’s to bow my head at the name of Jesus and it’s really automatic now. In speaking of Him we almost never referred to Him by His proper name, except in prayer, but as ‘Christ’. Of course back then the Protestants were the ones always saying ‘Jesus’. I find it funny but somewhat of a problem when discussing religion with a Protestant that every time he says ‘Jesus’ I automatically nod and it appears I’m agreeing with all he’s saying.
 
Claire_from_DE said:
I learned from the sisters in the 1950’s to bow my head at the name of Jesus and it’s really automatic now. In speaking of Him we almost never referred to Him by His proper name, except in prayer, but as ‘Christ’. Of course back then the Protestants were the ones always saying ‘Jesus’. I find it funny but somewhat of a problem when discussing religion with a Protestant that every time he says ‘Jesus’ I automatically nod and it appears I’m agreeing with all he’s saying.
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What do you do when someone is called Jesus (Hay-Soos) and you need to call him?
 
CatholicFireman said:
I wouldn’t. You are not calling (or referring to) our Lord and Savior, you’re calling somebody named “Hay-Soos”. A mortal.
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Nor would I.

The Holy Name of Jesus is clearly related to Jesus, the Christ.
Even when someone takes His name in vain, I bow my head.

Yet using the Spanish name of Jesus (Hay-sus)
because it is someone’s name - very different situation.
 
In the Chaldean Catholic Church, this is only done when the Holy Gospel is read.

Seeing that traditional Catholics do this makes me wonder if this too is a latinization. 🤷

Though this might be the only latinization I don’t mind.
 
TrueLight said:
What do you do when someone is called Jesus (Hay-Soos) and you need to call him?
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It’s weird, at the Spanish Mass I automatically bow my head to Jesus or Jesucristo but if I’m speaking to someone named Jesus I don’t. I don’t know why, it just happens that way. Otherwise I suppose Spanish speakers would be head-bobbing all around us:D.

I suppose it’s not just the name itself but the mental connection of the name to the Person it represents. The brain is a strange organ.
 
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I always bow my head at the mention of the name of Jesus whether in church or in private; thanks to the Holy Nuns who taught me back in the 1930’s.:nun1:

Also, I generally make the Sign of the Cross when passing a Catholic Church.

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Question about bowing one’s head at the EF Mass and the OF mass.

I read somewhere (can’t remember where) that only the person saying “Jesus” should bow or maybe the servers but not everyone.

Is that correct? Is it different for the OF versus the EF?

Thanks.
 
I do bow when Lord Jesus Christ or Blessed Virgin Mary`s name is mentioned.
But if someone calls their child for Jesus (with the pronouncation: Jay-hoos or similar and-or Mary, i do not as it is just a mortals name.

The difference is like night and day and cannot or should not ever be confused.
 
Padraig1972 said:
I do bow when Lord Jesus Christ or Blessed Virgin Mary`s name is mentioned.
But if someone calls their child for Jesus (with the pronouncation: Jay-hoos or similar and-or Mary, i do not as it is just a mortals name.

The difference is like night and day and cannot or should not ever be confused.
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Yeah I know, LOL. Do you bow during mass or do you see anyone else doing it?

I just have not seen it being done lately, not even so much by the servers, so I wonder if there is any Canon law regarding this.
 
TrueLight said:
Yeah I know, LOL. Do you bow during mass or do you see anyone else doing it?

I just have not seen it being done lately, not even so much by the servers, so I wonder if there is any Canon law regarding this.
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I do bow during mass and often i find myself being the only one doing it.
 
TrueLight said:
Question about bowing one’s head at the EF Mass and the OF mass.

I read somewhere (can’t remember where) that only the person saying “Jesus” should bow or maybe the servers but not everyone.

Is that correct? Is it different for the OF versus the EF?

Thanks.
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See my 1st post #18

I was taught (over 60 years ago) to bow(nod) my head anytime some one spoke the name of Jesus/Christ, in Church, in public or anywhere any time.
Padraig1972 said:
I do bow during mass and often i find myself being the only one doing it.
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Ditto, only I never look to see if others are. 🤷
 
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See my 1st post #18

I was taught (over 60 years ago) to bow(nod) my head anytime some one spoke the name of Jesus/Christ, in Church, in public or anywhere any time.
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I bow my head at the mention of any person of the Trinity during Mass or any official Church ceremony. In addition, when reciting the Liturgy of the Hours, I do bow my head as well.
 
And according to Fortescue, O’Connell, et al., there are actually two kinds of head bows, slight and moderate. The moderate bow is used for the Holy Name of Our Lord and of the mention of the Three Divine Persns of the Holy Trinity. The slight bow is used for Our Lady and the saint of the day and, according to some sources, during liturgical mention of the Sovereign Pontiff.
 
TrueLight said:
I have been to some masses where the priest and congregants bow their heads when the name of Jesus is mentioned in the Liturgy. I find it to be a beautiful tradition, but I don’t see it done everywhere.

Does your parish observe that tradition?

Also, do you bow your head outside of mass when someone mentions Jesus? Obviously in a more subtle way, otherwise you open yourself up to ridicule.

Thanks.
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was raised this way, have been doing it for over 60 years. Watch old videos on EWTN of Fr. Peyton with people doing this as they recite the rosary. Also cross myself when passing a church. It is not a “parish” tradition it is a Catholic tradition. Ridicule is fine, bring it on, anything especially these quiet gestures that emphasizes our Catholic identity is a powerful witness.
 
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