Is this correct to do after the consecration?

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At our parish, after the priest fnishes the words of consecration (while he holds the host or chalice down close to the altar), he does not hold up the host or chalice. Instead, he immediately places them on the altar and bows (as does the congregation - we don’t kneel…ugh). Anyway, I never really paid much attention to this because we have been at this parish for so long that I just forgot about this adoration portion of the Mass (I miss the chimes too). I remembered it when we attended Mass at a different parish last week that is very orthodox and traditional (they still use chimes :)) .
Is the priest supposed to raise the host and chalice after consecration? If he is, how can I approach my pastor without being insulting?
 
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Elzee:
At our parish, after the priest fnishes the words of consecration (while he holds the host or chalice down close to the altar), he does not hold up the host or chalice. Instead, he immediately places them on the altar and bows (as does the congregation - we don’t kneel…ugh). Anyway, I never really paid much attention to this because we have been at this parish for so long that I just forgot about this adoration portion of the Mass (I miss the chimes too). I remembered it when we attended Mass at a different parish last week that is very orthodox and traditional (they still use chimes :)) .
Is the priest supposed to raise the host and chalice after consecration? If he is, how can I approach my pastor without being insulting?
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Yes there are three elevations, After the Consecration of the bread, after the Consecration of the wine, and an elevation of both at the Lamb of God.
 
Well, our priest does one out of the three - although I’m not sure the ‘elevation’ he does after the consecration would qualify as an elevation.
 
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Offer him gently the GIRM, General instructions of the Roman Missal. If you want to print them out they are available on the US bishops website.
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Man, I wish I had the guts to do this. Is there a way I can do this with diplomatic words instead (which I’m not very good at in person, I have to admit. I do better in writing, but that seems too formal for this situation). If I offer him the GIRM I’m sure it will insult him - I’m sure he has a copy - and I don’t want to give the impression that I think I know more than he does, because I don’t. I’m sure he knows what he is supposed to do and doesn’t for whatever reason (he doesn’t genuflect when he passes in front of the tabernacle either - our other priest does thank goodness, but this one doesn’t. But, most people in our parish don’t either for that matter.) Do you really think I should give him the GIRM, or were you kidding?
 
Could you pose it to him as a more of a "I’m confused, we’ve always done this, and I’ve been reading the GIRM lately and found it says This, can you tell me why there’s a difference? "
 
At our “Catholic Community” our priest doesn’t raise the host during the agnus dei (behold this is …) I asked him why, saying that it was in the GIRM AND HE SAID HE WASN’T AWARE. He still does it, didn’t change. No nuns with habits, no elevation of our Lord’s body, no weekly mass or confession for my two kids that go to the school their and liberalism out the ying yang. I pray much.
 
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