peace sign??

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Fr. Corey,
I’m afraid that sending in a white dove would just over-excite the dove hunters of our parish. After all, hunting season is approaching
 
Lapey said:
A sign or symbol only means what a culture or locality understand it to mean. In other words, the sign of piece means the sign of piece in most areas of the US; nothing evil or satanic about it.

There is nothing wrong with exchanging this or other signs, except in cases that have already been mentioned, where it causes distraction. If it takes away the reverence of the celebration then it is beyond the norm. Hand shaking or hugging or even talking aloud can be even more distracting in my opinion.

I personally hate the location of the SOP in the liturgy because of the distraction it causes. Shouldn’t this be done at the very beginning of the liturgy? 🤷
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Pope Benedict XVI proposed moving the sign of peace to the offertory.
 
so to summarize…

there are no church documents that address the specifics of the signs of peace or the use of the peace sign specifically

what the church does say is that the exchange of a sign of peace should be solemn and reverential and with people close to you, so laughing it up and flashing a peace sign to a buddy across the church is of questionable judgment

there is also the possibility of alternate meanings carried in the peace sign which further suggest that its use is of questionable judgment

so it is not specifically wrong, but it would probably be best to refrain from using the peace sign

thanks for everyone’s comments
 
just to share…

i’m not even sure if this was the sign of peace in the Chaldean Mass. but here’s what happened. 5 altar servers knelt in front of the altar, in the middle was the “elder” server, and 2 on each side are younger servers. the two priests (celebrand and concelebrant) were saying prayers, and they faced each other and gave one another the kiss of peace (the middle eastern kind). the elder server stood up and went to the side of the altar. the concelebrant had his hands together in the prayer position. the server opened his hands slightly to touch the hands of the priest and slid it towards himself ending in the prayer position.

after that, he came down to the younger servers and with his hands together, the servers did the same thing he did with the priest, this time the younger servers opened their hands and touched the elder server’s hand and slid it towards themselves until they are in the prayer position. then the 4 servers went over to everyone else, walk down pew by pew, their hands always in the prayer position. those on the sides would receive, then pass on to the people in the inner pew

very nice if you ask me
 
choy said:
just to share…

i’m not even sure if this was the sign of peace in the Chaldean Mass… this time the younger servers opened their hands and touched the elder server’s hand and slid it towards themselves until they are in the prayer position. then the 4 servers went over to everyone else, walk down pew by pew, their hands always in the prayer position. those on the sides would receive, then pass on to the people in the inner pew

very nice if you ask me
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That is The Rite of Peace in the Chaldean Assyrian liturgy It is quite lovely, quite profound.
The priest turns to the people, and says, signing: (♰) Peace be with you.
The people answer: With you and with your Spirit.
A deacon goes to the priest, who places his right hand on the Mysteries. The priest and deacon then share in the peace of our Lord while embracing hands, and each man kisses the top of his thumbs.
The deacon says to the people:
Brethren, give peace to each other in the love of Christ.
He gives peace to the faithful, and they share it in the same way, singing this Responsory, and they sit…
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yes it was beautiful. its one of the things i liked in the Chaldean Rite. another is that they purify their hands for Communion with the use of the incense.
 
If someone flashes this sign with the back of their hand facing forward, as I have seen happen on occasion, it forms a rather obscene gesture used in England and certain other countries.
 
At our church, the priest suggested we do that when H1N1 was rampant.
 
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