You are never genuflecting to “nothing”. Even if there is no Eucharist present, you are not doing anything terribly wrong. When there is no Eucharist present, we bow to the consecrated altar where the sacrifce of the Mass is offered. On Good Friday, most of us bowed before the altar.
**When the Eucharist is exposed, we kneel on both knees before entering the pew. **
We should always offer some respect to the Man who sacrificed his life for us.
We have a church bulletin, I sure wish they would advise on proper procedures for a variety of things.
