How should our hands be during 'Our Father; during Mass?

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For a few years now it seems like the whole Catholic Community is holding their hands up like the priest during the ‘Our Father’ in Mass. Some people even hold hands during the prayer. There is obviously a lot of confusion on this. I have heard from more than one priest on EWTN, namely Fr. Mitch Paqua and Fr. Benedict Groeschel that we are not to imitate the priest with this action but are to have our hands folded in prayer. Why isn’t this being addressed so that we can be Catholic in action also? Is this going to be addressed in the new Liturgy format? What is the reasoning behind the confusion, in other words, why are we to have our hands folded in prayer unlike the priest? I would like to do it right and would like to know more about this.
Thank you,
Dennis Shea

 

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Recommended Reading:

• SHOULD WE LIFT OUR HANDS IN PRAYER?
• [Holding Hands during the Our Father (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=9950)
• [Is there anything wrong with couples holding hands during Mass? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=19417)
• [How can I stop the hand-holding in my parish? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=21936)
• Our Father Who Art Holding Hands from Karl’s E-Letter of April 11, 2006

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