Latin Mass Question: Kids

[LJN21]

Only on rare occations have I not seen the priest bless the childern. I have never seen him bless them while holding the Blessed Sacrament. We go to a FSSP Mass.

Arms crossed over the chest is the proper way to indicate they will not be recieving communion.

 

[BobP123]

That is my biggest worry as well. Many priests no longer understand that they can’t change or add whenever they are so inclined. When they forgot to make some announcement they can’t just turn around & make it in the middle of Mass

I wouldn’t worry too much. Those priests who like to add or change things probably will stick to saying the New Rite. They wouldn’t care to say the TLM anyway.

But I’m sure they’ll be some exceptions and abuses.

 

[laudamus_te]

Arms crossed over the chest is the proper way to indicate they will not be recieving communion.

Just curious, but when did this become the proper way? It is, to my knowledge, a totally modern custom. This is not done at the traditional chapel which I attend, and it was never done in my youth prior to and after VII.

 

[LJN21]

Just curious, but when did this become the proper way? It is, to my knowledge, a totally modern custom. This is not done at the traditional chapel which I attend, and it was never done in my youth prior to and after VII.

Don’t really know honestly, maybe its just the norm here. It seems to be done pretty universally in the NO and TLM here.

 

[DrCat]

Don’t really know honestly, maybe its just the norm here. It seems to be done pretty universally in the NO and TLM here.

In my dioceses, it is not only not done, I was told by one of our priests that the bishop actually frowns on it as something not proper to the rubrics.

John (Dr. Cat)

 

[GDDay]

At St. Stephen’s in Sacramento, an FSSP, Tridentine rite parish, parents carry babes in arms with them to the Communion rail. Babies and toddlers are always blessed. Older children who have not received First Communion yet have been taught to fold their arms across their chests. They kneel with the parents and/or older siblings and receive the blessing.