No sign of peace?

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LittleFlower378 said:
In my opinion the sign of peace is distracting. Most of the time it goes over and takes away from the Agnus Dei which is one of my favorite parts of the mass because I meditate on the awefullness of all my sins.
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I’m with you about the Agnus Dei being one of the favorite parts of the Mass. Though in my experience the sign of peace doesn’t interfere or take away from the Agnus Dei. The priest usually allows sufficient time for the peace sign to be completed before starting the Agnus Dei. Of course that’s my experience only.
 
70% of the time someone is still trying to shake my hand or I get distracted by the sign of peace. The latter can be my own fault at times. Thanks for the reply Zach.
 
phil19034 said:
The Sign of Peace is optional for the laity.
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That’s not what I was told. It’s my understanding that the Sign of Peace is optional for the priest. When the priest opts to include it, it is mandatory for the rest of us.
 
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Explain manditory. We do not have to shake hands with people, kiss people, hug people, flash a peace sign. We may choose to simply glance at the person beside us with a polite nod.
 
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My usual countenance during the Sign of Peace…
 
MikeInVA said:
It’s a little disconcerting at first, but I think you will grow to appreciate not having it. The Mass flows much better without intermission!
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Except the sign of peace is not intermission but a liturgical action. Describing it as such just shows a profound lack of understanding of this prayer.
 
BartholomewB said:
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phil19034:
The Sign of Peace is optional for the laity.
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That’s not what I was told. It’s my understanding that the Sign of Peace is optional for the priest. When the priest opts to include it, it is mandatory for the rest of us.
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You misunderstood me. I meant it’s optional for the priest to invite the laity to share in the sign of peace
 
I do not know of a list. This chapel is in an office/school building and is near my workplace, so during lunchbreak I try to go there for even just a few minutes of Adoration. I am not a member of OD.
 
Thanks! I had never heard of an OD chapel, so this is very interesting to me.
 
At my parish announcements and sign of peace (the actual action of shaking hands) happen before mass.

During mass our priests say the appropriate preceding words (minus the instructions to give each other the sign).
 
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Cor_ad_Cor said:
Except the sign of peace is not intermission but a liturgical action.
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I agree wholeheartedly, but in practice it always looks and sounds like the Mass is suspended while people greet each other, and it gives the priest time to retrieve the Eucharist from the Tabernacle and the EM’s to assemble near the sanctuary.
Cor_ad_Cor said:
Describing it as such just shows a profound lack of understanding of this prayer.
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I called it as I have see it enacted in every parish I have been in, except the one’s that do not invite the parishioners to exchange the sign of peace.
 
LittleFlower378 said:
n my opinion the sign of peace is distracting. Most of the time it goes over and takes away from the Agnus Dei which is one of my favorite parts of the mass because I meditate on the awefullness of all my sins.
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Bacteriologically speaking, I’m against the practice entirely. I think it would be novel for the priest to instruct the people to address each other with the words “I forgive you” instead of the more vague “peace be with you.” (“pax tecum”)

My sign of peace is that I AM THERE.

I am a clone of the fictional tv detective character Adrian Monk who is reluctant to touch anybody, and if that misadventure should occur, would be inclined to say “Sherona, I need a wipe.”
 
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You are like my wife who breaks out the anti bacterial after the sign of peace.
 
In the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, only concelebrating clergy give each other the kiss of peace on the shoulder.
 
otrrl said:
I think it would be novel for the priest to instruct the people to address each other with the words “I forgive you” instead of the more vague “peace be with you.” (“pax tecum”)
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Priest/your novel words or those of Jesus… Hmmm that’s a head-scratcher. I think I’ll stick with Jesus on this one.
 
Margaret_Ann said:
In the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, only concelebrating clergy give each other the kiss of peace on the shoulder.
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That’s how it is in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite too.

The laity exchanging the Sign of Peace comes from a change to the Ambrosian Mass by Paul VI when he was Archbishop of Milan and in charge of that Liturgy.
 
That isn’t the sign of peace. Some parishes have the laity greet and welcome each other just before the procession. We did that with our previous priest but our new priest has discontinued it. He has also instructed the choir to start the Angus Dei within a few seconds, maybe 15, of the start of giving the sign of peace. It will take a few more weeks for the parish to catch up.

I think it’s wonderful as he is bring back some of the more traditional methods of celebrating Mass. Bringing back more reverence and focus on the reason we are there for Mass.
 
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