Genuflect or Amen?

[Unvrsl_Sldr]

Does genuflecting right before receiving communion on the tounge take the place of saying “amen”? I had heard that this is the most reverence that you can give so by doing this you are proclaiming that you believe, or “amen”. Can anyone shed some light on this, i dont want to be doing anything wrong.

thanks

 

[Crusader]

Unvrsl_Sldr:

Does genuflecting right before receiving communion on the tounge take the place of saying “amen”? I had heard that this is the most reverence that you can give so by doing this you are proclaiming that you believe, or “amen”. Can anyone shed some light on this, i dont want to be doing anything wrong.

thanks

You should always say “amen” (or "I believe’) in that situation, no matter how you receive communion in the Latin Rite.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

I believe that the GIRM states that and act of reverence defined by the Bishop and a response with the word Amen is necessary.

 

[catholiclady]

Crusader - one does not say “amen” when receiving communion at a Tridentine Mass which is part of the Latin Rite.

Instead of just saying “Body of Christ”, the Priest says to each one of us, “May the Body of Our Lord, Jesus Christ pereserve your soul unto life everlasting. Amen”

In otherwords, the priest says the Amen for us.

 

[Faithful_2_Rome]

I cross myself when I become the second person in the communion line…when the priest says “body of Christ” I bow AND say amen… then I step to the side, and cross myself again in front of the crucifix and proceed back to my pew… this is how I seen the old Italians do it when I was a child, how I did it from being young, and I still see many do this…but alas, last week when I was passing out the sacred host, only some people said amen upon receiving, and NONE bowed… while some crossed themselves afterwards…

 

[Bonnie]

I used to belong to a parish (which I miss terribly!) where we had both Latin & English Masses. Sometimes I would get confused & try to say “Amen” at the Latin, & forget to say it at the English. Our priest was used to that!

 

[Ham1]

Faithful 2 Rome:

I cross myself when I become the second person in the communion line…when the priest says “body of Christ” I bow AND say amen… then I step to the side, and cross myself again in front of the crucifix and proceed back to my pew… this is how I seen the old Italians do it when I was a child, how I did it from being young, and I still see many do this…but alas, last week when I was passing out the sacred host, only some people said amen upon receiving, and NONE bowed… while some crossed themselves afterwards…

I would think that it would be proper not to dispense communion to an individual until you hear “Amen.” It may be awkward, but if they don’t say “amen” they probably should not be receiving.

 

[pnewton]

Ham1:

I would think that it would be proper not to dispense communion to an individual until you hear “Amen.” It may be awkward, but if they don’t say “amen” they probably should not be receiving.

I’ve seen our priest do that with children or youth. It does reenforce proer behavior.

 

[catholiclady]

I have to tell a tale on myself - I was so used to receiving at the Tridentine Mass and on one day I went to an N.O. Mass to meet my Sunday obligation - I put out my tongue to receive and the priest pulled back the host and said something, I could not make it out as he said it so softly. Once again I put out my tongue and again he said something, I tipped my head and looked at him, he could see the question in my eyes (I thought he was refusing to serve me on the tongue yet I had seen others ahead of me receive it) - then he said again - this time louder and “SAY AMEN” - and I knew this, just had fogotten since it had been a long time - - shame on me.