Is this liturgical dancing? Is it allowed?

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Nekić:
Also, to everyone out there, is it an abuse for a group of people, or the whole congregation to stand around the altar at the conecration? Cause, it not only happens at every first communion mass, but at the healing masses as well.

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In the States it is,
You might want to check your GIRM.
 
Nekić:
Is this what people on these forums (and me also, for that matter) keep whinging about? Because when i read old threads on the topic, i imagine a little girl in a tutu dancing to the priest saying the eucharistic prayer.
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hee hee I love your image of the little girl in the tutu! In the protestant churches at least, most liturgical dance is closest to lyrical ballet with more specific arm movements to point towards God and worship him… at least thats what I’ve seen the few times I’ve seen it in a church service, and thats what it seemed to be if you took those classes at the Christian ballet school I attended for a while (I took regular ballet! no liturgical dance for me even in the Protestant church!)
 
Nekić:
Also, to everyone out there, is it an abuse for a group of people, or the whole congregation to stand around the altar at the conecration? Cause, it not only happens at every first communion mass, but at the healing masses as well.

What say you (pl.)?
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Yes, it is an abuse for anyone except for the priest celebant, and any other priests who are also there, to be anywhere around the altar during the consecration. I sometimes have seen the EMHCs come up and gather in a half circle around the altar as the priest is consecrating the gifts, and recently saw a direction from the GIRM (can’t remember exactly where in the GIRM), that explicitly addressed this abuse of the EMHCs gathering around the altar before the priest is finished consecrating. So, the only time you should see anyone besides the priest celebrant standing up there during the consecration is if there are other priests or a bishop that is concelebrating with the priest.
 
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axolotl:
Hey netmilsomom, this poster might appreciate an encouraging note! (If you haven’t made contact already.

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Thanks!
Did that. Cyril’s is the perfect place for fidgetly children. The cry room is close enough to the Altar to see, totally soundproof and all the parents are paying attention to mass, not socializing.
I go in there when we do 9:30 choir and 1:30 mass with Daddy.
I am amazed at how much praying there is in there!
 
QUOTE=James_2:24]I respectfully disagree, this would be something that would probably make me walk out. I would start to feel they are trying to entertain me.
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God Bless.

I like to see the kids do things like that…We had the kids do movements to Our God is an Awesome God at our church’s dedication…It was a part of the celebration, and was done when Mass was clearly over…Everyone loved it.

And…I have seen kids sing at their First Communion…The song was appropriate for the occasion,so it was OK by me.
 
or sometimes are actual sign language for the deaf, which is always acceptable and not entertainment

Sign language is NOT ALWAYS acceptable. If there are no deaf, and the sign language is done, not for the deaf but just as motions, then it is not appropriate to perform them at mass. Wether kids or adults, motions with the songs are not appropriate during mass. No one should be doing any type of performance at mass. The reading of the pasion on Palm Sunday & Good Friday, are exceptions that are in the GIRM as is washing of feet on Holy Thursday. WE should not be doing things at mass, because it’s cute, even if they are children. These things distract from what the mass is about, there are many other times, outside of mass, for these things.
 
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