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aimee
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My parish has been handholding since I’ve been there (10 yrs) don’t know when they started. It doesn’t really bother me but I don’t do it…I fold my hands.
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estesbob
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Well I hold Jesus in my hands nearly everyday and then I EAT him! I suspect that would make most non-Catholic EMTS faint…
I just opened another office and last Thursday I attended my first Mass in the local Church. The Mass was in a very small very crowded day Chapel. When the Our Father came I started to fold my hands in the usual manner only to be nearly manhandled by the nice lady next to me and the 200 year old man on the other side. once they had my hands firmly in their grasp I noticed that EVERYONE was holding hands-even the Deacon and the Priest-Had I not held hands the circle would have been broken and no telling what calamity would have befallen the place!!!
I figured I had come to Post Vatican II Land UNTIL the closing. At Which point the Monstrance came out and we adored the Lord by singing two verses of O Solutaris Hostia (in Latin) followed by a complete Litany of the Saints. It was on Both Knees and Bowing by everyone on the way out. Ill be back next week ready to hold hands again, if thats what it takes.
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netmilsmom
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I’d skip the Mass and go to the adoration.
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tom.wineman
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About six years. Seems to have been caught from some visiting hippies.
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estesbob
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And miss receiving out Lord and Savior??? Besides they’d probably grab me be the hand anyway…
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netmilsmom
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Actually, my friend, if someone grabbed my hand as I was praying, I would skip their mass. While I would be as charitable as you were, I would not return except for Adoration. It would be a Saturday night or early Sunday morning at a different parish then Adoration there.
But I’m spoiled by a Holy Mass with no innovation. Others may have much more tolerance than I do.
Recently, we went to a downtown church. This is one of the museum churches kept by our Diocese. It’s huge and beautiful, but can’t support a parish so it is used for only special masses. We came together for a blessing of the Polish Dance troops. There were people from all parishes. I was so very proud of my girls, three pews in front of us. They bowed their heads and folded their hands while the other dancers daisy chained for the Our Father. God Love them, they did not give in, but did what they thought was right.
They were also the few that were not talking and giggling through the mass. I guess our Dear Pastor taught them right. (I am very blessed)
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netmilsmom
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Actually, my friend, if someone grabbed my hand as I was praying, I would skip their mass. While I would be as charitable as you were, I would not return except for Adoration. It would be a Saturday night or early Sunday morning at a different parish then Adoration there.
But I’m spoiled by a Holy Mass with no innovation. Others may have much more tolerance than I do.
Recently, we went to a downtown church. This is one of the museum churches kept by our Diocese. It’s huge and beautiful, but can’t support a parish so it is used for only special masses. We came together for a blessing of the Polish Dance troops. There were people from all parishes. I was so very proud of my girls, three pews in front of us. They bowed their heads and folded their hands while the other dancers daisy chained for the Our Father. God Love them, they did not give in, but did what they thought was right.
They were also the few that were not talking and giggling through the mass. I guess our Dear Pastor taught them right. (I am very blessed)
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aboverubies
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Never - Tridentine Mass 
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Andreas_Hofer
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My parent’s parish (which is still officially my parish) only started since I graduated from college in '05. My sister wanted to know why my wife and I always refuse to hold hands with the rest of the family and I informed her that besides the fact that it makes no liturgical sense whatsoever the bishops have been opposed to it since its invention. Just another sad slide down the slope of wreckovation, but it’s a typical parish where the parishioners trust to do as their told and don’t know to look things up for themselves.
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estesbob
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If I didnt let callous Bishops and homosexual Priests abusing our children run me off and i sure not going to let a 90 year old man who wants to hold my hand during the Our Father do so. Recieving the Eucharist the greatest gift the Lord has given us People have risked their lives to be able to do so- over the centuries millions were killed for tryng to obtain it. To skip Mass for fear someone is goung to want to hold my nhand woud be the unltimate in cuting off ones nose to spite their face…
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prv
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Just fold your hands as quick as the priest says, “Let us pray the words…” No problem there.
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JohnnyK
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We don’t.
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netmilsmom
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I think you missed where I said I would go to another parish.
I won’t miss out on receiving Our Lord, but I’ll skip the handholding.
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rwoehmke
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Been doing it in our parish for about 30 years. Think it came in with Marriage Encounter and Charismatic Prayer Group people and just caught on. We also stood throughout the whole of the Eucharistic Prayers and Consecration for at least 20. That finally went away with the Sacramentum document and an order from the Bishop who knew about it for quite some time and allowed it until the document issued. Now holding hands has died out except for a few and the orans position is solidly in with I would estimate over 90 percent doing so; even those who I would label as rather traditional in their outlook. With the handholding gone away I can stand and steady myself on the back of the pew during the Our Father. The rather rapid shift just puzzles me because I don’t think we were ever directed from the altar to do either.
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JimR-OCDS
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My parish has been holding hands for the 21 years I’ve been a member. It’s a small church which only holds about 150 people.
The only priest that I ever heard demand that we not hold hands, is when I was is discernment for the diaconate. He was adimate about us not holding hands and made it be known.
However, since he was arrested in Las Vagas soliciting a male prostitute last year, he’s no longer serving as a priest.
I’m not making this up. If you want’s the story, let me know.
The only priest that I ever heard demand that we not hold hands, is when I was is discernment for the diaconate. He was adimate about us not holding hands and made it be known.
However, since he was arrested in Las Vagas soliciting a male prostitute last year, he’s no longer serving as a priest.
I’m not making this up. If you want’s the story, let me know.
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prv
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There is a charitable way and a non-charitable way to hold hands. People who grab your hand, whether it be 14-90 year olds are obviously in the second category. Grabbing the hands of people is disrespectful of the rights of others. I’m glad at my church, we have never held hands as long as I have been there. People have died for the right to respectful worship.
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Bruised_Reed
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netmilsmom
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Makes me wonder what exactly was the part of the RS that discouraged the Handholding.
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