Mass celebration: when deacon and acolyte genuflect?

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“May the receiving of yo
ur Body and Blood,
Lord Jesus Christ,
not bring me to judgement and condemnation,
but through your loving mercy
be for me protection in mind and body
and a healing remedy.” after these words priest genuflect. now is deacon and acolyte who save the alter obliged to genuflect?
 
No, I don’t think so. At least in most parts of the US, everyone other than the priest would be kneeling unless there was a functional need for them to stand at this time (which may very well apply to an acolyte or deacon).
 
Cor_ad_Cor said:
No, I don’t think so. At least in most parts of the US, everyone other than the priest would be kneeling unless there was a functional need for them to stand at this time (which may very well apply to an acolyte or deacon).
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A number of our deacons are older and unable to kneel without a kneeler, so they are standing at that point, and bow when the priest genuflects.
 
Wouldn’t the posture of the acolytes be the same as the laity - standing where the bishop has indicated standing (with same results - no genuflection)?
 
otjm said:
Wouldn’t the posture of the acolytes be the same as the laity - standing where the bishop has indicated standing (with same results - no genuflection)?
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Generally speaking, yes, the acolytes should have the same posture as the congregation. A few times there’s a necessary exception, such as at the offertory when they’re functioning, they have to be standing or moving while everyone else is seated. So that cannot apply to every part of the Mass.

However, as to the specific question here, keep in mind that each bishop can determine the posture for his own diocese, so not everyone on CAF will have the same perspective as everyone else. So (again, generally) they should be doing “the same” but how one defines “same” will vary from one diocese to another.
 
FrDavid96 said:
Generally speaking, yes, the acolytes should have the same posture as the congregation. A few times there’s a necessary exception, such as at the offertory when they’re functioning, they have to be standing or moving while everyone else is seated. So that cannot apply to every part of the Mass.

However, as to the specific question here, keep in mind that each bishop can determine the posture for his own diocese, so not everyone on CAF will have the same perspective as everyone else. So (again, generally) they should be doing “the same” but how one defines “same” will vary from one diocese to another.
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Thank you for making the point clear. It is bishop dependent.
 
otjm said:
Thank you for making the point clear. It is bishop dependent.
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Yes, “within the limits of his competence” as the Church reminds us.

This particular question was about after the Lamb of God (see GIRM 43); which is a place where the bishop can determine posture. The same answer might not apply to a different place in the Mass.
 
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