Kneeling after communion

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Our priest has told us that we shouldn’t kneel during the “Lord, I am not worth to receive you…” or after returning to our seats after receiving communion. This is completely new to me. Is this true?
 
Neil_Anthony said:
Our priest has told us that we shouldn’t kneel during the “Lord, I am not worth to receive you…” or after returning to our seats after receiving communion. This is completely new to me. Is this true?
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Shouldn’t or it isn’t mandatory??:confused:

Just wondering. Sometimes “you don’t have to” ends up being taken as a absolute no. Is it possible he was trying to give the option of not kneeling to those who are struggling with knee issues, elderly, etc?

If you are most comfortable kneeling during these times than do so. It’s not like the kneeling police are going to come and stop you. 😃
 
HAnne said:
Shouldn’t or it isn’t mandatory??:confused:

Just wondering. Sometimes “you don’t have to” ends up being taken as a absolute no. Is it possible he was trying to give the option of not kneeling to those who are struggling with knee issues, elderly, etc?

If you are most comfortable kneeling during these times than do so. It’s not like the kneeling police are going to come and stop you. 😃
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He said that he’s noticed that some people stand and others kneel at this time. He said that the only time we should kneel is during consecration, and we should all stand during all other times.
 
With all due respect that is total horse puckey. In sane parishes the people kneel until the presider sits.
 
Neil_Anthony said:
He said that he’s noticed that some people stand and others kneel at this time. He said that the only time we should kneel is during consecration, and we should all stand during all other times.
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It’s funny, though, because the whole point of kneeling is to show reverence to Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist. At the ‘Lord, I am not worthy’, the priest is presenting Christ and offering Him to us, and we acknowledge that it is solely out of the love and sacrifice of Christ that we may receive it. Then, after one has received communion, I believe the common practice (which I follow) is to remain kneeling until everything is properly removed, cleansed, and put away - in a sense, until the real presence of Christ is placed and closed in the tabernacle (signified by the priest taking his seat or by beginning the dismissal).

I would suggesting asking your priest, privately, as to why everyone should stand during the other times when Christ is exposed in the Eucharist and only kneel during the Consecration. At college, there was a priest who said that no one had to kneel at all during the Mass. Myself and a handful of others would always kneel, and though we may have ‘stood out’, my concern was (and is) respecting Christ, especially in the Eucharist.

“May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved, with grateful affection, at every moment in all the tabernacles in the world, even until the end of time. Amen.”
 
Neil_Anthony said:
He said that he’s noticed that some people stand and others kneel at this time. He said that the only time we should kneel is during consecration, and we should all stand during all other times.
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Is he just reiterating what the Canadian Council of Bishops have issued as the norm?

Jim
 
johnpfmcguire said:
With all due respect that is total horse puckey. In sane parishes the people kneel until the presider sits.
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That is what happens in my parish, and it makes sense!

Unless one has knee problems like I do…then I just sit at the edge of the pew.
 
JimR-OCDS said:
Is he just reiterating what the Canadian Council of Bishops have issued as the norm?

Jim
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I don’t think the Canadian Bishops have mandated standing as the norm after receiving Holy Communion - if they have, word hasn’t gotten here, yet.

Here in Calgary there is a lot of confusion about whether to kneel or stand at the time of the Consecration (in my home parish and in one other parish, everyone kneels, and in the rest of the parishes, half stand and half kneel - one Deacon I know is under the impression that the Bishops have told us to stand during the Consecration, but I haven’t found any documentation on the Diocesan web site that supports this) - and after the Lamb of God, most people stand, and some people kneel - but everyone kneels after receiving Holy Communion. 🤷
 
jmcrae said:
I don’t think the Canadian Bishops have mandated standing as the norm after receiving Holy Communion - if they have, word hasn’t gotten here, yet.

Here in Calgary there is a lot of confusion about whether to kneel or stand at the time of the Consecration (in my home parish and in one other parish, everyone kneels, and in the rest of the parishes, half stand and half kneel - one Deacon I know is under the impression that the Bishops have told us to stand during the Consecration, but I haven’t found any documentation on the Diocesan web site that supports this) - and after the Lamb of God, most people stand, and some people kneel - but everyone kneels after receiving Holy Communion. 🤷
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Well, then one should follow the local Bishop on the issue, which usually comes to us via our parish priest.

If you distrust your parish priest, call the chancery and get the correct info and go from there.

Jim
 
The manner of receiving communion differs significantly between various countries, dioceses, and even individual parishes. In the United States, the people normally process to the front in lines, receive communion standing, and then return to their places in the congregation. In some cases, the ministers may go to other locations within the church to distribute communion, or may even approach individuals at their places (esp. the elderly or infirm). Communion is now usually offered “under both species”, i.e., both the consecrated bread and the consecrated wine. It may be distributed by priests, deacons, or designated lay persons, called “Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist.” Communicants are encouraged to receive the consecrated bread in their hands, but may also receive communion on the tongue. After returning to their places, the people are encouraged to remain standing until everyone has received communion, but in many parishes the people immediately sit down or kneel for silent prayer.]
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catholic-resources.org/ChurchDocs/Mass.htm#Eucharist

I hope this helps. from what I can find there is not hard set rubric for the correct posture after communion. I however was taught to kneel in prayer till the Priest sits.
 
johnpfmcguire said:
With all due respect that is total horse puckey. In sane parishes the people kneel until the presider sits.
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I remain kneeling as long as the Body and Blood of Christ remain on the altar, even if the celebrant sits.

Jim
 
Neil_Anthony said:
He said that he’s noticed that some people stand and others kneel at this time. He said that the only time we should kneel is during consecration, and we should all stand during all other times.
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Wow - I would be very uncomfortable with that…and I can’t even receive the Eucharist yet!!!

My husband just had knee surgery and he was still down on the kneelers this past Saturday Vigil Mass (once he was off crutches).

The Priest may say one thing, but as others here have said, there has been no official word from a diocese or the Canadian bishops about this being the “standard”.🤷

I would continue to kneel in reverence to Christ. Much like doubling down in prayer - extra effort doesn’t hurt! 🙂
 
JimR-OCDS said:
Is he just reiterating what the Canadian Council of Bishops have issued as the norm?

Jim
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I haven’t heard about any changes from the bishop or the CCCB, and I’ve always knelt during that part of mass. He didn’t present it as a change in policy.

Although a year or two ago the bishop requested that we kneel after the “Holy Holy holy…” and stand at the memorial acclamation. Maybe it meant that we shouldn’t kneel any more at all at any point after the memorial acclamation? Anyway its the first I hear of it not allowing kneeling after communion.
 
JimR-OCDS said:
Well, then one should follow the local Bishop on the issue, which usually comes to us via our parish priest.
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My Bishop has mentioned in the past that he considers it a “non-issue” which I think means that people can kneel when and if they want to.
If you distrust your parish priest, call the chancery and get the correct info and go from there.
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My priest seems to be okay with everyone kneeling at the Consecration, and after Holy Communion, and I’ve never heard him comment one way or the other about kneeling after the Agnus Dei. 🙂
 
I’d be more concerned about the 30 or more people who take the Eucharist and then walk right out of Mass to their cars.
 
Isn’t it remarkable how some “Church leaders” seem to get their thrills by misrepresenting those with higher authority (and often deeper knowledge) and appear obsessed to lowering the bar to what their miserable little hearts and minds can grasp?
 
Evidently the kneeling after Holy Communion is a vox populi devotion, and any priest who’s too stuck up to appreciate its beauty really doesn’t belong at the altar.
 
jmcrae
My Bishop has mentioned in the past that he considers it a “non-issue” which I think means that people can kneel when and if they want to.
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The USCCB have set the norms which all dioceses should be following, My Bishop does.

It makes for a better Mass when we have a sense of organization with everyone doing the same, rather than acting as individuals.
My priest seems to be okay with everyone kneeling at the Consecration, and after Holy Communion, and I’ve never heard him comment one way or the other about kneeling after the Agnus Dei.
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The USCCB have set the norm to kneel after the Agnus Dei. My Bishop put it into practice immediately.

Jim
 
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