How should we enter a church?

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Personally I always bow in hour, whith one knee on the ground and at the same time I make the sign of the cross, when entering the church or coming close to the Tabernacle. However I also have seen very devotional catholics who just bow their head discreetely (usually old people) and I have seen people who just make the sign of the cross.
 
I cross myself with holy water AS I walk in the door. I genuflect once I get to the aisle, but before I proceed down it to find a seat. Then I genuflect each time I get in and out of the pew. This seems to be what most others do at the TLM I attend. I also have seen a number of elderly who bow reverently (and probably can’t physically kneel).
 
Woman1987 said:
Personally I always bow in hour, whith one knee on the ground and at the same time I make the sign of the cross, when entering the church or coming close to the Tabernacle. However I also have seen very devotional catholics who just bow their head discreetely (usually old people) and I have seen people who just make the sign of the cross.
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What do you mean by “bow in hour”.

I just enter, make the sign of the cross with the holy water if it is nearby, and genuflect before entering the pew.
 
CopyKat said:
I cross myself with holy water AS I walk in the door. I genuflect once I get to the aisle, but before I proceed down it to find a seat. Then I genuflect each time I get in and out of the pew. This seems to be what most others do at the TLM I attend. I also have seen a number of elderly who bow reverently (and probably can’t physically kneel).
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Ha ha, We were posting at the same time.

That’s exactly what I do and I do attend a TLM.
 
I always try the door first 😃

But my Big Brother put me through a basement window one time case the undercroft was not unlocked:)
 
CopyKat said:
I cross myself with holy water AS I walk in the door. I genuflect once I get to the aisle, but before I proceed down it to find a seat. Then I genuflect each time I get in and out of the pew. This seems to be what most others do at the TLM I attend. I also have seen a number of elderly who bow reverently (and probably can’t physically kneel).
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👍👍
 
I swing in through the window with a rope attached to a helicopter.

Then I bless myself with holy water, genuflect in the direction the tabernacle is hopefully located, and kneel to pray before Mass.
 
By placing one foot in front of the other…

(Although I do admit I like the helicopter idea. I have always thought there were too few helicopters in church…)
 
The reason why old people bow instead of genuflecting, is that their knees don’t work … OR, if they did genuflect, they would not be able to get back up again.
 
MarcusAndreas said:
I swing in through the window with a rope attached to a helicopter.

Then I bless myself with holy water, genuflect in the direction the tabernacle is hopefully located, and kneel to pray before Mass.
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Indiana Jones does the same thing I heard 😃
 
Woman1987 said:
Personally I always bow in hour, whith one knee on the ground and at the same time I make the sign of the cross, when entering the church or coming close to the Tabernacle. However I also have seen very devotional catholics who just bow their head discreetely (usually old people) and I have seen people who just make the sign of the cross.
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Keep in mind that 364 days/year (excludes Good Friday), Catholic Churches have the Blessed Sacrament (the Eucharist). Therefore, you are entering a place where Jesus is not just spiritually present, but He is physically present. So, that calls for being reverent, whatever that means to you. You should act like you really are entering the physical presence of Jesus. Because that’s exactly what you are doing.
 
Monte_RCMS said:
The reason why old people bow instead of genuflecting, is that their knees don’t work … OR, if they did genuflect, they would not be able to get back up again.
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until they install the crane in our new church

the other reason I stopped genuflecting, at least on our travels, is that most of the time when entering an unfamiliar church there is no indication whatever where the tabernacle might be, except obviously not in any of the usual places. I don’t even bow anymore since the visiting priest told me I look too tipsy when I do that and he doesn’t want an accident on his watch.
 
puzzleannie said:
until they install the crane in our new church

the other reason I stopped genuflecting, at least on our travels, is that most of the time when entering an unfamiliar church there is no indication whatever where the tabernacle might be, except obviously not in any of the usual places. I don’t even bow anymore since the visiting priest told me I look too tipsy when I do that and he doesn’t want an accident on his watch.
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The flask should be used after Mass and not before. 😃
 
puzzleannie said:
until they install the crane in our new church

the other reason I stopped genuflecting, at least on our travels, is that most of the time when entering an unfamiliar church there is no indication whatever where the tabernacle might be, except obviously not in any of the usual places. I don’t even bow anymore since the visiting priest told me I look too tipsy when I do that and he doesn’t want an accident on his watch.
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One day I just stopped by a Catholic Church in a different neighborhood.

COULD NOT FIND THE TABERNACLE.

But I felt this “pulling” sensation and found myself staring at a blank wall. The wall was made of wood panels, different from the rest of the church.

Dunno why, but I PUSHED on the wall and it gave slightly and then the hidden door popped open. They were “touch latches”.

No joke.

The tabernacle was hidden in a former broom closet.

So I chatted with Jesus for a few minutes … “What have they done to You?!!” is what I actually said.

They had “reckovated” that church.
 
Monte_RCMS said:
One day I just stopped by a Catholic Church in a different neighborhood.

COULD NOT FIND THE TABERNACLE.

But I felt this “pulling” sensation and found myself staring at a blank wall. The wall was made of wood panels, different from the rest of the church.

Dunno why, but I PUSHED on the wall and it gave slightly and then the hidden door popped open. They were “touch latches”.

No joke.

The tabernacle was hidden in a former broom closet.

So I chatted with Jesus for a few minutes … “What have they done to You?!!” is what I actually said.

They had “reckovated” that church.
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"A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to believe that man has become God. In our churches, Christians will search in vain for the red lamp where God awaits them. Like Mary Magdalene, weeping before the empty tomb, they will ask, “Where have they taken him?”
Pope Pius XII
 
Helicopters? Ropes? Pah. I just use my trusty teleporter and beam myself straight into my seat 🙂
 
when i enter a catholic church i believe that god is there so everthing you think and say in a church god hears and sees.a church is clean holy ground:)…i also believe you are safe in a church its like jesus is with you…i like going to mass in the evening sometimes because theres less people in church. but when you enter the church you should be looking dignified and respectfull…for example you never swear in a church and you dont argue with people…so its a deep love of god that you act accordingly when you go to mass.older people would tell you off if u didnt look and act right in a holy place…well years ago anyways!!!😉
 
I trust my transportation to the arms of angels. they speak Latin as we all know, and so when they hear a Mass being prayed in Latin, that’s where we land. 🙂
 
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