It is prohibited in our diocese, but this presume A) you read the buletin where it was addressed B) you obey what you read.
You STILL don’t understand. They are by nature EXTRAordinary BECAUSE they are not ordained.Good thing I didn’t specifically call them an Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion.Read my original post. I said that EMHC shouldn’t become ordinary ministers. I didn’t say they cannot be ordained. I said that their use should not be ORDINARY because they are by nature EXTRAordinary.
You obviously know what I meant, so please stop hounding me about this quibble, alright?
It does not mean rare, but they are only supposed to be used when needed.
I think you both need to give each other a break. You might have different opinions about how often they are needed, but at least you can agree that they are only supposed to be used when needed and let it be at that.I’m not deriding a valid ministry. You can twist my words to make it seem so, but I’m not. They have a valid function. I criticize on pastoral grounds using them to shave a few minutes off of Holy Communion when the reason they exist is so you don’t need dozens of clergy for very populous Masses, like at cathedrals or World Youth Day.
The priest doesn’t hold hands, and holding hands is not the orans position.
So when I hold my kids’ or my wife’s hands I’m improvising?
Maybe people hold hands during the Our Father because we are addressing God as “daddy” Abba… intimate, personal, and loving.
In the UK, very few people hold hands, and in truth those that do are, more often than not Americans (as we have quite a few Americans in our parish). I’ve always looked at it and thought, “That must be an American thing”.So, I was just browsing through the Forums, when I came across this response from Father:
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=129571&highlight=communion+blessing+non-catholics
It says we are NOT supposed to hold hand’s during the Lord’s Prayer? I had no idea.
I have NEVER been to a parish where people didn’t hold hands.
The origins seem like improvisation where none was warranted or asked for. What you do is your business. My wife wasn’t a fan of me putting the kibosh on the family hand holding in Mass, but she is fine now. We hold hands during other prayers outside of Mass.So when I hold my kids’ or my wife’s hands I’m improvising?
I tried improvising with my wife once and it got us a child !So when I hold my kids’ or my wife’s hands I’m improvising?
No. First Ecumenical Council, canon XX…Just curious… but if I stand at the same time as the priest would that not have the same theological significance of attempting to claim that there is no difference between me and the priest as well? Do you see what I’m getting at? Just because the people do something similar to the priest at some point does not mean that they are signifying that there is no difference between them and the priest.
When we offer prayers, we should be standing. At least, on sundays.
I’ve seen some do so. It is the only serious liturgical abuse I’ve experienced.
Our recently retired pastor of 13 years held hands with the servers on both sides at every Mass I ever attended.
? That seems a little off-topic…
In the spirit of full, conscious, and active participation !Not at Mass during the Our Father, I hope!!!
Not really.
We’ve gotten so touchy feely we’ve lost our sense of resolve.Families are holding hands now?
What’s next, hugs, kisses, singing of songs?
We live in a dangerous world!!
Now don’t you go blaming Vatican II for that. There are limits you know.In the spirit of full, conscious, and active participation !
Makes sense to me!I wonder just how much energy and time has been wasted debating this matter?
You want to hold hands? Then hold hands, but don’t ever force/coerce anyone else to!
It’s as simple as that!
