Hand-Holding Explained

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He might be referring to their praying with their arms stretched out much higher over their heads. I use to see it a lot when attending Evangelical churches before reverting back to the Catholic church.
 
That might be the case, but if it is, then that is from the charismatic movement, Catholic and Protestant, not Evangelicals, and it misses the more likely cause, that the priest is doing it. Now I know what the GIRM says, but most people in the pew do not. So I can see how this practice could have easily started by those who just reflect what the priest is doing. That seems more in line with human nature.
 
hereagain said:
I would enjoy going to Mass more if there were no hand holding nor sign of peace
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AFAIK, every rite of Catholic/Orthodox liturgy has a sing of peace, although the form varies widely.

In my byzantine rite, it has no physical act other than the priest’s bow, while in the Maronite, as “all peace comes from Christ”, the form starts at the altar, an dis “sent” to the end of each pew, where each in the pew passes it on (clasping hands over the recipient’s hands), who in turn passes it. [actually, this is my favorite]

hawk
 
Well I’m actually ok with a greeting, hello, peace be w/you, whatever… it’s the touching that gets a little sketchy especially with about to touch the Lord’s Body in the Eucharist in a few minutes.
 
oh p.s. I don’t believe there is any in the Tridentine version!
 
hereagain said:
oh p.s. I don’t believe there is any in the Tridentine version!
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There must be, otherwise we wouldn’t know heaven’s phone number :roll_eyes:😱😇

(et cum spiri, two-two-oh)

It’s a matter of the extent, not whether it’s there. That response is, I believe, in response to the priest saying (in latin) “Peace be with you” or something similar.

hawk
 
You’re right. In the Tridetine Mass after the priest says May the peace of the Lord be always with you, he does not turn and ask the congregation to shake hands.
 
yes, it is said by the priest in Latin, and the only touching there is at TLM is the Host on the tongue!

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kill051 said:
What I like to call ‘enforced camaraderie’ has a sinister underlay, an implied threat of ‘If you don’t agree to participate in our show of inclusivity, we will drag you into it whether you like it or not’. Hardly the picture of peaceful and loving co-existence that its proponents intend.
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LOL…that’s what I said about the local church’s change from RE classes to this family faith formation. It’s supposed to make us all friends but the “forced fellowship” is just awkward.
 
Not Evangelical but Pentecostals and Baptists have a penchant for praying with their hands upraised in something very similar to the Orans.
 
It wasn’t ever introduced formally in my parish. I don’t like it at all! And if I find myself in a parish when it’s practiced, I tend to lurk in the back.
 
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