Do you ever bow before you receive the Eucharist?

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Some people bow before they receive the Eucharist.

Do you ever bow before you receive the Eucharist?
 
Yes. And they should be either bowing or kneeling before they go up to receive unless they can’t.
 
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Some people bow before they receive the Eucharist.

Do you ever bow before you receive the Eucharist?
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Yes, all the time. The GIRM in the United States calls for us to bow while in line (when the person in front of us is receiving). Everyone is supposed to bow or kneel before receiving communion.

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I genuflect before I receive, it is Jesus who is in the Eucharist, at daily mass. When it is crowded in lines at Sunday Mass, I generally do not do that and simply bow.
 
I always do. From the GIRM, #160 –

“When receiving Holy Communion, the communicant bows his or her head before the Sacrament as a gesture of reverence and receives the Body of the Lord from the minister. The consecrated host may be received either on the tongue or in the hand, at the discretion of each communicant. When Holy Communion is received under both kinds, the sign of reverence is also made before receiving the Precious Blood.”
 
phil19034 said:
The GIRM in the United States calls for us to bow while in line (when the person in front of us is receiving).
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Actually, it says to bow “before the Sacrament.” I bow when the person in front of me moves away, as do most of us in my parish.
 
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phil19034:
The GIRM in the United States calls for us to bow while in line (when the person in front of us is receiving).
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Actually, it says to bow “before the Sacrament.” I bow when the person in front of me moves away, as do most of us in my parish.
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That’s really what I do too. I start my bow when the person in front of me is starting to move away, finishing my bow when I’m clearly in front of the Sacrament.
 
I genuflect.

Yes, I know the Instruction says bow. I genuflect anyway.

And I know how to genuflect without kicking the guy behind me.
 
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No, in the US, the GIRM calls for a bow of the head. A profound bow would be from the waist.
That said, one could do either, but it is only a bow of the head that is in the rubric.

Here is the relevant quote from the GIRM
When receiving Holy Communion, the communicant bows his or her head before the Sacrament as a gesture of reverence and receives the Body of the Lord from the minister. The consecrated host may be received either on the tongue or in the hand, at the discretion of each communicant. When Holy Communion is received under both kinds, the sign of reverence is also made before receiving the Precious Blood.
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No, in the US, the GIRM calls for a bow of the head. A profound bow would be from the waist.
That said, one could do either, but it is only a bow of the head that is in the rubric.
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Related to bows, which kind should be made during the Creed?
 
According to the GIRM, it would be a “profound bow” but on the Solemnities of the Annunciation and of the Nativity of the Lord, all genuflect.
 
Thank you for the information, CilladeRoma. I do bow, but I rarely see more than a few do that, even though our priest made a point of mentioning that we should, at mass recently. Everyone genuflects for the two days you mentioned though.

Many people will use the orans posture for The Our Father, and yet, not bow during the Creed. I don’t get it.
 
I have noticed also that many do not bow during the Creed, just like many do not strike their breast during the Confiteor. Our Pastor address each thing at least once or twice a year, in both his bulletin column and in a homily. :crazy_face:
 
No need to change your post. If I offended you, I am sorry.
Postures of the laity can be a very contentious subject on the forum, so I wanted to post what the Church actually requires.
 
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