First Christmas Mass

[Psalm45_9]

WanderAimlessly:

One difference during the Christmas Mass is during the reciting of the creed. At the point where you should bow (by the power of the Holy Spirit He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.), you genuflect instead.

PF

I forgot about that. Thistle, most people don’t know that you’re supposed to bow at that part in the creed. When I taught about the Mass in my RCIA class, I brought up that point. As others have stated, in the Tridentine Mass, you would genuflect at this point. In our Missal it is a bow instead. But at Christmas Masses and on the Solemnity of The Annunciation of the Lord you genuflect (get on your knees for a moment) Because these two Solomenities commemorate the Incarnation of Christ.